Lesson 16: Self Control And Relapse Prevention - Slide 28





Three Effective Listening Skills
- 1. The Disarming Technique: Find some truth in what the person is saying, even if you feel convinced that what they’re saying is totally wrong, unreasonable, irrational or unfair
- 2. Empathy: Put yourself in their shoes and try to see the world through their eyes
- Thought empathy: Paraphrase their words
- Feeling empathy: Acknowledge how they’re probably feeling, given what they are saying to you
- 3. Inquiry: Ask gentle, probing questions to learn more about what they are thinking and feeling