OARS
OARS moves the client forward, by eliciting change talk or self-motivational statements. Change talk involves statements or affective communications that indicate the client may be considering the possibility of change.
Miller and Rollnick, (2002), organize change talk into four categories:
- problem recognition
- concern about the problem
- commitment to change and
- belief that change is possible.
Any statement oriented toward the present or future, either in the cognitive or emotional realm, may represent a self-motivational statement.
Examples:
- "I think that using, may be causing problems." (present-cognitive);
- "I'm kind of worried that things may be getting out of hand." (present-emotional);
- "I'm definitely going to do something about that." (future-cognitive);
- "You know, I'm starting to feel like this just might work out."