Date:

STARS Recovery Specialist’s – Motivational Matrix Interviewee:

Myers Briggs & Meta Programs Interviewer:
Mb1. When it’s time to recharge you batteries after a long day, do you prefer to be alone or with people? ... Introvert [] Extravert []

Mb2. If you were going to study a certain subject, would you be more interested only in the facts, the nuts and bolts, ..…… Sensor []
and how to use them now, or would you be more interested in the big picture for the future? Intuitor []

Mb3. Can you remember troubling situation, a specific one-time event, where you had to make a decision? ..……...……. Thinker []
When you make a decision do you rely more on reason and logic, or more on what you gut tells you? Feeler []

Mb4. Do you keep track of your appointments on a calendar? Do you do it regularly? Do you like it? ………...………..… Judger []
-or- Why did you buy your last car? Perceiver []

M1. DIRECTION SORT: What do you want out of STARS? …………………………………………………………. Toward []
-or- What do you want from your CPS worker? T/A []
-or- What do you want to get out of treatment? Both []
-or- What do you want to do with your life? A/T []
(If problems, elicit complex equivalence, on back page.) Away From []

M2. REASON SORT: ………………………………………………………………………..……………………….. Possibility []

Why are you choosing to do what you’re doing? Necessity []

M3. FRAME OF REFERENCE: ………………………………………………………………………………………. Internal []

How do you know when you’re doing a good job? External []
(Do you just know inside or does someone have to tell you?) I/Check []

M4. CONVINCER (Representational): ………………………………………………………………………...……. See [] Hear []

How do you know when someone else is good at what they do? Do [] Read []

M5. CONVINCER (Demonstrational): ……………………………………………………………….……………… Automatic []

How often does someone have to demonstrate competence to you ____ Time(s) []
before you’re convinced? Consistent []

M6. MANAGEMENT DIRECTION FILTER: ………………………………………………………………… Self & Others []

(a) Do you know what you need to do to be a success here at STARS? Self Only []
(b) Do you know what someone else needs to do to be successful? Others Only []
(c) Do you find it easy or not so easy to tell them? Self but not Others []

M7. ACTION LEVEL SORT: …………………………………………………………………………………………… Active []

When you come into a situation do you usually act quickly after sizing it up, Reflective []
or do you do a complete study of all the consequences and then act? Both []
Inactive []

M8,9. Tell me about a time when you were AFFILIATION FILTER …...…………….... Independent []
very happy. (A specific event). Management []
Team []

WORK PREFERENCE FILTER ……..………… Things []

People []
Systems []

M10. Tell me about your favorite restaurant. PRIMARY INTEREST FILTER ……….……….. People []
Why is it your favorite restaurant? Places [] Things []
Activity [] Information []

M11. CHUNK SIZE FILTER …………………………………………….…………………………………… Global > Specific []

If we were going to do a project together, would you want to know Specific > Global []
ALL the details first or the big picture first? Global []
Would you really need to know the (ask the opposite) big picture/details? Specific []
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M12. RELATIONSHIP SORT: (Use the boxes below)
What is the relationship between these three boxes? ………………………………..…………………………….. Sameness []
Sameness with exception []
Sameness and differences equally []
Differences with exception []
Differences []

M13. EMOTIONAL STRESS RESPONSE: …………………………………………………………………...…… Dissociated []

Tell me about a situation that gave you trouble, a one-time event. Associate []
Choice []

M14. TIME STORAGE: We store time in relation to our body either front to back or left to right. ...……………. In Time: F/B []
If I were to ask you to point to your past, which direction would you point? Through Time: L/R []

M15. MODAL OPERATOR SEQUENCE

How did you get up this morning? What did you say to yourself? ______________________________________________
(Can, must, have to, want to, got to, should, etc.) WORDS

M16. ATTENTION DIRECTION: (no questions just observe) ………..…….…………………….……. Self [] Others [] Both []

M17. INFORMATION PROCESSING STYLE: When you need to work through a problem
or a challenge in your life, is it absolutely necessary for you to: Talk about it with someone else, ……………….... External []
or think about it by yourself only? Internal []

M18. LISTENING STYLE: If someone you knew quite well said to you, “I'm thirsty,” would you:
Find the comment interesting, but probably do nothing about it, ……………………..…. Literal []
or would you feel really compelled to do something about it? Inferential []

M19. SPEAKING STYLE: If you felt that someone around you was not performing as well as they should, would you:
Come to the point and tell them directly, ………………………………………...………. Literal []
or would you hint, imply and give them clues? Inferential []

Also ask: DECISION MAKING STRATEGY: D

You seem to enjoy your job. How did you decide this was the job for you?

VALUES (Listen for Values. If desired, Elicit and put in a Hierarchy.)

ELICITATION: In the context of sobriety and being drug and alcohol free, what’s important to you about Recovery?
Values as elicited:
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Values arranged in order of importance:
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Will you please rank them in order of importance? (To Check: Assuming you have ___, is ___ or ___ more important to you?)

COMPLEX EQUIVALENCE: How do you know when you’re _______ ? –or– What does that mean to you?
What is your evidence procedure for _______ ? –or– What causes you to feel _______ ?

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