Challenging Client Behaviors and Online Clinical Interviewing

These flashcards cover key concepts related to challenging client behaviors, techniques in psychotherapy, and considerations for online clinical interviewing.

Resistance (in psychotherapy)

A phenomenon in therapy where clients exhibit behaviors like talking too much or too little, arriving late or early, or being unprepared, indicating a reluctance to engage.

Change talk

When clients express their own reasons or arguments for making a change.

Sustain talk

When clients articulate reasons or arguments against making a change.

Reflection

A statement made by a counselor to restate or uncover a client's emotional reactions.

Amplified reflection

A technique that involves intentionally overstating the client’s main message.

Coming alongside

A strategy similar to amplified reflection where the therapist makes an empathetic statement rather than a simple reflection.

Secondary or vicarious trauma

A condition where therapists experience trauma symptoms due to exposure to clients' trauma stories or experiences.

Radical acceptance

An approach in therapy that involves fully accepting and acknowledging one's feelings and thoughts without resistance.

Nondirective play therapy

A therapeutic approach using play to help children express themselves and process their emotions.

Text Only Asynchronous Communication

A type of communication where messages are written and sent without real-time interaction, lacking immediacy.

Voice Only Synchronous Distance Communication

Communication that takes place in real-time through audio mediums, such as phone calls.

Ethical problems in online therapy

Challenges that arise in online clinical settings, including issues of confidentiality, toxic disinhibition, and emergency response.

Therapeutic alliance

The collaborative relationship and bond between therapist and client that is essential for effective therapy.

Immediacy in communication

The quality of interactions that occurs in real-time, which can enhance connection in therapeutic settings.

Emergency response procedures

Protocols followed by therapists to address situations where clients may be at risk, especially in remote settings.