POWERFUL QUESTIONS

Question 1

WHAT ARE THREE THINGS POWERFUL QUESTIONS CAN DO?

Answer 1

ARE DESIGNED TO BE THOUGHT PROVOKING
REQUIRE THOUGHT AND REFLECTION
REPRESENT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE LIENT TO REFLECT, DEVELOP SELF-INSIGHT, AND PLAN NEXT STEPS.

Question 2

COACHING BEHAVIORAL CHANGE IN A CLIENT IS MOSTLY DOING WHAT?

Answer 2

FACILITATING IN AN INTERVIEW COMPRISED OF QUESTIONS DESIGNED TO GET THE CLIENT TO THINK ABOUT THEIR OWN LIFE AND RESOURCES IN NEW WAYS, TO HELP THEM ARTICULATE THEIR GOALS, AND TO PLAN STEPS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS.

Question 3

WHY ASK POWERFUL QUESTIONS?

Answer 3

DEVELOP CLIENT INSIGHT
SHOW CONCERN/COMPASSION
IDENTIFY RESOURCES
LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN IDENTITY, CONFIDENCE, MOTIVATION, AND MOOD/EMOTIONS
TRACK PROGRESS
AVOID ADVICE

Question 4

POWERFUL QUESTIONS ARE?

Answer 4

SHORT
SINGLE
OPEN ENDED (NOT YES/NO)
DIFFICULT TO ANSWER

Question 5

WHAT ARE SOME WAYS TO NOT SEEM LIKE YOUR INTERROGATING THE CLIENT?

Answer 5

REMEMBER TO RESPOND IN HUMAN WAYS
LAUGH
NOD/MAKE EYE CONTACT
SAY SMALL AND ENCOURAGING THINGS SUCH AS, “OH YEAH” OR THAT’S INTERESTING

Question 6

POWERFUL QUESTIONS ARE OFTEN FOLLOWED BY WHAT?

Answer 6

SILENCE

Question 7

YOU HAVE ASKED A GREAT POWERFUL QUESTION WHEN?

Answer 7

THE CLIENT SAY, “WOW. THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION.

CLIENT DROPS INTO A DEEP SILENCE THEMSELVES.