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This book is in B&W, not color - Print page in Grayscale for Correct view! Elicit/Evoke Change Talk by Provoking Extremes: For use when there is little expressed desire for change. Have the client describe a possible extreme consequence.  “Suppose you don’t change, what is the WORST thing that might happen?”  “What is the BEST thing you could imagine that could result from changing?” Elicit/Evoke Change Talk by Looking Forward: These questions are also examples of how to deploy discrepancies, but by comparing the current situation with what it would be like to not have the problem in the future.  “If you make changes, how would your life be different from what it is today?”  “How would you like things to turn out for you in 2 years?” EXPLORING IMPORTANCE AND CONFIDENCE Rationale: As motivational tools, goal importance and confidence ratings have dual utility: (a) they provide therapists with information about how clients view the importance of changing and the extent to which they feel change is possible, and (b) as with other rating scales (e.g., Readiness to Change Ruler), they can be used to get clients to give voice to what they would need to do to change. Examples of How to Explore Importance and Confidence Ratings  “Why did you select a score of [insert #] on the importance/confidence scale rather than[lower #]?”  “What would need to happen for your importance/confidence score to move up from a [insert #] to a [insert a higher #]?”  “What would it take to move from a [insert #] to a [higher #]?”  “How would your life be different if you moved from a [insert #] to a [higher #]?”  “What do you think you might do to increase the importance/confidence about changing your [insert risky/problem behavior]?” OPENED-ENDED QUESTIONS Rationale: When therapists use open-ended questions it allows for a richer, deeper conversation that flows and builds empathy with clients. In contrast, too many back-to-back closed- or dead ended questions can feel like an interrogation (e. g., “How often do you use cocaine?” “Howmany years have you had an alcohol problem?” “How many times have you been arrested?”). Open-ended questions encourage clients to do most of the talking, while the therapist listens and responds with a reflection or summary statement. The goal is to promote further dialogue that can be reflected back to the client by the therapist. Open-ended questions allow clients to tell their stories. For [email protected] Property of Bookemon, do NOT distribute 48