Author Question: One of your clients is working on becoming drug-free. How might you use the technique of identifying ... (Read 143 times)

fagboi · **on:** Aug 4, 2018

One of your clients is working on becoming drug-free. How might you use the technique of identifying discrepancies to help your client achieve his goals?

A) Between now and our next session, will you call a friend for support whenever you feel the urge to use cocaine?
B) I noticed that you looked down when you spoke about using cocaine this week. I wonder if you were feeling ashamed because of your relapse?
C) Last week, you told me that you are trying hard to become drug-free. How do you plan to do that?
D) Last session, you stated that your goal was to call a friend and stay with him whenever you felt the urge to use. Help me understand what happened this week that led you to use cocaine?

Question 2

The practitioner may find it useful to identify discrepancies between all of the following EXCEPT:

A) what the client is saying is important and what the practitioner believes is important.
B) what a client is saying in the meeting and the client's actions outside the meeting.
C) what the client says is important and his/her behavior.
D) what the client is saying and what the practitioner heard the client say at another time.