Submit a 1page reflection on your simulation experience. 

• Evaluate your ability to:  
  • Build rapport using knowledge of stages of change and motivational interviewing principles.  
  • Demonstrate motivational interviewing skills including asking open questions, affirming, reflecting, and summarizing. 
  • Reframe the session including a summary of the next steps the client wishes to take. 
• Describe how the knowledge you gained from this experience could guide your next steps in future social work sessions with this client.

As you evaluate your performance, be sure to identify both areas of strength as well as any gaps or areas for improvement that you would like to develop further as you prepare for future work with this client population. Which elements of motivational interviewing did you implement successfully? In what ways did your words or behavior fail to reflect motivational interviewing best practices? Use specific examples from your simulation experience to illustrate your points.