Good to know for the exam: Motivational Interviewing. A definition from now-lost SAMSHA pages (use these UMASS training pages instead):
[A] collaborative, person-centered form of guiding to elicit and strengthen motivation for change. [Motivational Interviewing] is an empathic, supportive counseling style that supports the conditions for change. Practitioners are careful to avoid arguments and confrontation, which tend to increase a person's defensiveness and resistance.
SAMSHA has a round-up of MI's use for treating substance use disorder.
There's more--much more than you need to know for the licensing exam--at motivationalinterviewing.org.
And take a look at Motivational Interviewing in Social Work Practice, by Melinda Hohman, which includes a table comparing social work values and the MI approach.
Here's MI originator William Miller with some explanation:
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