Learning OARS

Learning Person-Centered Counseling Skills: OARS

Common Content
Some content commonly covered in introducing the person-centered counseling skills that are foundational in MI:
Thomas Gordons Roadblocks that are not listening
Gordon’s communication model
Accurate empathy Carl Rogers and its relationship to behavior change
Open vs. closed questions
Affirmation
Reflective listening: Simple vs. complex reflections
Summaries
Overshooting/understating