Stages of Change Flashcards
Precontemplation
Client is not yet considering, unwilling or unable to change.
Contemplation
Client acknowledges concerns and is considering the possibility of change, but is ambivalent and uncertain.
Preparation
Client is committed to and planning to make a change in the near future, but is still considering what to do.
Action
Client is actively taking steps to change, but has not yet reached a stable state.
Maintenance
Client has achieved initial goals such as abstinence and is now working to maintain gains.
Recurrence
Client has experienced a recurrence of symptoms and must now cope with consequences and decide what to do next.
Establish rapport, ask permission and build trust.
Precontemplation
Express concern and keep the door open.
Precontemplation
Raise doubts or concerns in the client about substance using patterns.
Precontemplation
Exploring the meaning of events that brought the client to treatment or the results of previous treatments.
Precontemplation
Eliciting the clients perceptions of the problem.
Precontemplation
Offering factual information about the risks of substance use.
Precontemplation
Providing personalized feedback about assessment findings.
Precontemplation
Exploring the pros and cons of substance use.
Precontemplation
Helping a significant other intervene.
Precontemplation
Examining discrepancies between the clients and others perceptions of the problem behavior.
Precontemplation
Normalizes ambivalence.
Contemplation
Help the client “tip the decisional balance scales” toward change.
Contemplation
Eliciting and weighing pros and cons of substance use and change.
Contemplation
Changing extrinsic to intrinsic motivation.
Contemplation