C3 Training OARS Part 1: "Open-ended Questions and Affirmations"

As we are gaining a deeper understanding of C3 and how it could improve your communication skills it is important to understand how to use Open-ended Questions and Affirmations to further a conversation. As part of the C3 program "compassion, communication, that leads to connection" we will be focusing on OARS. OARS stands for Open-Ended Questions, Affirmations, Reflections, and Summaries. Today we will be going over Open-ended Questions and Affirmations.

During this session, we will learn:

• How open-ended questions and affirmations are the first two components of motivational interviewing.
• Practice using them to guide behavior change conversations.

These are just additional tools that you could add to your communication toolbox.

As always, let's make sure we are proactive and ask questions you might have.