Using Targeted Questions to Evoke Change Talk
In this week’s Discussion, you had an opportunity to practice evoking change talk from the service user in the case study you were assigned in Week 2 to help them move beyond ambivalence. For this Assignment, you will have another opportunity to practice evoking change talk. This time, you will practice using the DARN CAT acronym to generate targeted questions to evoke change talk.
Resources
Walden University, LLC. (2020). Hart CityLinks to an external site. [Interactive media]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.comBe sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2023). Motivational interviewing: Helping people change (4th ed.). The Guilford Press.
Chapter 11, “Offering Information and Advice” (pp. 191–202)
Chapter 12, “Supporting Persistence” (pp. 203–212)
Chapter 13, “Planting Seeds” (pp. 214–228)
Chapter 14, “Responding to Sustain Talk and Discord” (pp. 229–252)
Chapter 15, “Practicing Well” (pp. 253–264)
Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2023). Motivational interviewing: Helping people change (4th ed.). The Guilford Press.
Chapter 11, “Offering Information and Advice” (pp. 191–202)
Chapter 12, “Supporting Persistence” (pp. 203–212)
Chapter 13, “Planting Seeds” (pp. 214–228)
Chapter 14, “Responding to Sustain Talk and Discord” (pp. 229–252)
Chapter 15, “Practicing Well” (pp. 253–264)
WEEKLY RESOURCES
To Prepare
Review the Learning Resources on evoking change talk. Pay particular attention to the DARN CAT acronym for generating questions to elicit change talk.
Read the service users’ statements in the Targeting Questions: Evoking document in this week’s Learning Resources. Consider how you would use the DARN CAT acronym to generate questions to evoke change talk in response to each service user’s statement.
By Day 7
Submit a 1- to 2-page paper that addresses the following:
Write two targeted questions to evoke change in response to each of the statements using the Targeting Questions: Evoking document.
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