Interventive interviewing: Part II. Reflexive questioning as a means to enable self-healing

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• Clinical Psychology
• Therapeutic Interventions

Background:

• Interventive interviewing aims to foster client-driven cognitive and behavioral change.
• Therapist's role involves facilitating client self-discovery through specific questioning techniques.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore the concept and application of reflexive questioning in therapy.
• To understand how reflexive questioning can enhance therapeutic effectiveness.

Main Methods:

• Therapist utilizes a facilitative stance.
• Deliberate use of questions designed to open new cognitive and behavioral possibilities for clients.
• Focus on eliciting reflexivity between different levels of meaning within client belief systems.

Main Results:

• Reflexive questioning enables clients to generate novel cognitive and behavioral patterns.
• Therapeutic change is facilitated by the client's internal reflexivity.
• Augmented clinical effectiveness of interviews through strategic questioning.

Conclusions:

• Reflexive questioning is a key component of effective interventive interviewing.
• This approach empowers clients in their self-healing process.
• Therapists can enhance treatment outcomes by mastering reflexive questioning techniques.