Which item is NOT part of the OARS framework?

Which item is NOT part of the OARS framework?

• A. Open-ended questions
• B. Affirmations
• C. Direct instruction
• D. Reflective listening

Answer: (C)

In motivational interviewing, the OARS framework refers to four micro-skills that help clinicians engage clients in a collaborative, nonjudgmental way: using open-ended questions to invite discussion, offering affirmations to recognize strengths and efforts, practicing reflective listening to show understanding and explore feelings, and providing summaries to tie together what the client has said and reinforce motivation. Direct instruction, on the other hand, involves telling someone what to do and prescribing actions, which runs counter to the MI approach that emphasizes autonomy and eliciting the client’s own motivations. So the item not part of OARS is Direct instruction.

In motivational interviewing, the OARS framework refers to four micro-skills that help clinicians engage clients in a collaborative, nonjudgmental way: using open-ended questions to invite discussion, offering affirmations to recognize strengths and efforts, practicing reflective listening to show understanding and explore feelings, and providing summaries to tie together what the client has said and reinforce motivation. Direct instruction, on the other hand, involves telling someone what to do and prescribing actions, which runs counter to the MI approach that emphasizes autonomy and eliciting the client’s own motivations. So the item not part of OARS is Direct instruction.