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You have a drinking problem.

You used to have a drinking problem?

Have you seen a change in your life?

How are you now with drinking?

You have a drinking problem.

How are you now with drinking?

Have you seen a change in your life?

You need professional alcoholism help.

You have a drinking problem.

Have you seen a change in your life?

You need professional alcoholism help.

So you are getting along better with your wife?

Now you drink less?

Are you glad you made the change?

You have a drinking problem.

You used to have a drinking problem?

Have you seen a change in your life?

You need professional alcoholism help.

You have a drinking problem.

Have you seen a change in your life?

You need professional alcoholism help.

Are you glad you made the change?

Now you drink less?

Tell me about your drinking.

You really shouldn't have any alcohol. It's bad for you.

Tell me about your drinking.

Maybe if you hadn't been drinking you wouldn't be injured.

So you are getting along better with your wife?

Are you glad you made the change?

Maybe if you hadn't been drinking you wouldn't be injured.

You really shouldn't have any alcohol. It's bad for you.

Tell me about your drinking.

Maybe if you hadn't been drinking you wouldn't be injured.

So you are getting along better with your wife?

Now you drink less?

Maybe if you hadn't been drinking you wouldn't be injured.

You really shouldn't have any alcohol. It's bad for you.

Tell me about your drinking.

Maybe if you hadn't been drinking you wouldn't be injured.

Any other times?

You really shouldn't have any alcohol. It's bad for you.

So what I'm hearing is you only drink when you're out with friends.

You really shouldn't have any alcohol. It's bad for you.

So what I'm hearing is you only drink on the weekends.

Maybe if you hadn't been drinking you wouldn't be injured.

So it's something that helps
you wind down with friends?

So you get in accidents and wind up at the hospital because you like to be social?

So it helps you relax and be social when you're not at work?

So you get in accidents and wind up at
the hospital because you like to be social?

So it helps you relax and be social
when you're not at work?

That's reasonable. Many people like to
have a drink when they're out with friends.

So you get in accidents and wind up at the hospital because you like to be social?

What are some things you
like less about drinking?

Regardless of your reasons, your drinking is bad and you need help right away.

So you get in accidents and wind up at the hospital because you like to be social?

So it's something that helps
you wind down with friends?

That's reasonable. Many people like to have a drink when they're out with friends.

So you get in accidents and wind up at the hospital because you like to be social?

What are some things you
like less about drinking?

Those are not good
enough reasons to drink.

So you get in accidents and wind up at the hospital because you like to be social?

What are some things you like
less about drinking?

Regardless of your reasons, your drinking is bad and you need help right away.

What else do you like less about drinking?

Does it cause any problems with family beyond your wife?

Even now that you're drinking less, your wife is still bothered?

So you've had to make adjustments for your wife and your grandson?

You drink too much and need to start drinking less.

Were you drinking while you were on the ladder?

So you've had to make adjustments for your wife and your grandson?

You drink too much and need to start drinking less.

Were you drinking while you were on the ladder?

What else do you like less about drinking?

You drink too much and need to start drinking less.

Were you drinking while you were on the ladder?

You drink too much and need to start drinking less.

What did your wife say about this experience?

Were you drinking while you were on the ladder?

What did your wife say about this experience?

You drink too much and need to start drinking less.

So you were hungover, went up on a ladder, and almost killed yourself?

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Lesson 3:

Listen for Change Talk

Learning Points

  • The importance of summarizing and how to do it
  • How to listen for change talk
  • How to get patients thinking about THEIR reasons to change

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