EDCO 740
Discussion Assignment Instructions
Thread
The student will complete four (4) Discussions in this course. The student will post one thread of at least 400 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of the assigned Module: Week. For each thread, students must support their assertions with at least 1 scholarly citation in APA format from the course textbooks.
Replies
The student must then post three (3) replies of at least 200 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of the assigned following Module: Week, except for the one (1) reply due on Friday Module 8: Week 8. Each reply must incorporate at least 1 scholarly citation(s) in APA format. Any sources cited must have been published within the last five years. Acceptable sources include the course textbooks, journal articles, books, the Bible, etc. Websites are NOT preferred sources!
(NOTE: Make sure to have completed the Miller & Rollnick textbook readings for Module 2: Week 2 through Module 4: Week 4 as per the Course Schedule before posting in this module’s discussion!)
This discussion wants to help you learn about MI’s concept of OARS. Take a few minutes and watch the YouTube video where OARS is being explained and then demonstrated called Motivational Interviewing: Core Clinician Skills – Introducing OARS.
Please make sure to include each bulleted question with your answer for clarity. In a good paragraph each, give two sentences from the video demonstrating:
Open-ended Questions
Affirming
Reflections
Summarizing
Since reflecting is a primary skill on which MI is based and often seems to be where some students struggle, below is an example of reflecting (excerpted from Rosengren’s 2009 edition of Building Motivational Interviewing Skills, pp. 48-49):
I am an organized person.
You mean that . . . you like to have things orderly.
It sounds like you are saying . . . you tend to rely on routines.
Do you mean that . . . you don’t like it when things change unexpectedly.
I think I hear you saying . . . you think logically.
Now practice coming up with at least three reflections for each of these client comments (please place your reflections in bold so I can easily see them):
Conflict makes me uncomfortable.
I am generally a happy person.
I let people bother me more than I should.
Next, spend time sharing with your classmates:
In chapter 2, the authors mention 4 “traps” that we need to be aware of when using MI. Name each one, and in a few sentences each, briefly discuss how to avoid those traps when dealing with our client “Marci.”
Because reflective listening can be challenging to practice at first, it is a learnable skill. Give an example of how you were able to try it with a real person this week. This could be a spouse, child, co-worker, acquaintance, etc. (no names or personal information!).
Closeout your post with a “plan of action” of how you can implement reflecting more into your day-to-day life when communicating with others.
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