Eliciting and Strengthening Change Talk


Request Elaboration Examples

  • “What can you tell me about…”.
  • “What else…”.
  • “What's an example…”.
  • “What can you tell me about the last time that occurred…”.

Query Extremes Examples

  • What’s the worst thing that could happen if you continued to [target behavior]?
  • What’s the best thing that could happen if you were free of [target behavior]?
To elicit and strengthen change talk also consider using pros and cons, ask evocative questions, importance ruler, confidence ruler, looking back, and looking forward.