You are a school counselor working with an adolescent who has completed treatment for polydrug problems.The student does not want to go to aftercare meetings at the treatment program and says that he wants to use again,although he is afraid of the consequences.You say," You are not happy with your aftercare meetings and you think about using.Let's talk about the things that keep you from using".This is an example of:
A)shifting the focus
B)poor attending skills
C)agreeing with a twist
D)empathy

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Shifting the focus involves redirecting the conversation to a more productive or relevant topic. In this case, the counselor shifts the focus from the student's desire to use to the factors that keep him from using.

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