Recovery Engagement & Motivation / GRP327
Asking before Advice — Supported Practice Lab
Practice asking whether reflection, information, or ideas are wanted before responding to a concern.
30 minutes · 3–12 people · Adults with trained group facilitation
Facilitator PDF · Fillable participant PDF · Open activity / add to session
UNDERSTAND THE IDEA
A recovery aim needs to belong to the person.
External referrals and internal goals may differ. Exploring what the person wants life to make possible can open a more useful conversation than demanding agreement with a treatment label. Uncertainty is allowed, and a small step may be the appropriate focus.
Facilitation lens: Ask what the person values, what the current pattern provides, and what they would choose to explore. Reflect before suggesting.
Explore the conceptual background · Broad background, not validation of this original exercise.
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Fictional example
A member says a routine feels hard to change.
Open with choice — 3 minutes
Explain the purpose, privacy limits, and the option to observe, use fiction, adapt, or pass. Check access needs and group readiness; do not promise absolute confidentiality.
Meet the fictional case — 4 minutes
A member says a routine feels hard to change. Ask what is known, what is assumed, and what the person in the case wants.
Practice: Skills rehearsal — 16 minutes
Practice asking whether reflection, information, or ideas are wanted before responding to a concern. Offer speaker, support-listener, and observer roles using the fictional case. Model a brief permission-based exchange, rehearse one small part of the task, and invite a role switch only by choice. Observers notice clarity and consent rather than rating people.
Reflect and compare — 4 minutes
What response preserves the speaker's agency? Ask what fits, what does not, and what external conditions or supports affect the options. No personal disclosure is required.
Close and integrate — 3 minutes
Invite an optional observation, support request, or small next step. Passing is welcome. Agree how to revisit questions and seek appropriate help outside the exercise.
Practice output
A brief practiced statement, question, or support request, plus one revision.
Scope and adaptation
Use ordinary or fictional examples, not graphic substance-use stories or cue exposure. No competitive abstinence scoring, forced disclosure, or required pathway. These plans do not manage intoxication, overdose, withdrawal, or medication changes; follow individualized care and appropriate medical assessment.
Offer reading aloud, typing, drawing, pointing, or observation. Avoid mandatory movement, eye contact, touch, and body focus.
Original AI-assisted educational draft; independent clinical review pending.
Conceptual background
References inform broad principles and do not validate or endorse this original plan.