Stands for
RWR — Responding to resistance by exploring it rather than confronting it.
How it works in KallosSim
- In practice language — Responding to resistance by exploring it rather than confronting it.
- What it means — In Motivational Interviewing, resistance is understood as a signal that the practitioner has moved ahead of the person's readiness — not as a character trait. Rolling with resistance means reflecting the person's ambivalence back to them, validating the difficulty of change, and allowing them to argue both sides. Arguing against resistance, repeating the same point more forcefully, or persuading typically strengthens resistance. Effective responses include simple reflections, double-sided reflections, and exploring the downsides of the status quo. Sustain talk (reasons not to change) should be acknowledged and explored, not ignored or dismissed.
- In KallosSim — Cases and formative debriefs may reference this concept when your sector pack and card selections call for it.
Training only. Fictional AI-generated cases only — not legal advice, not live decision support, not a substitute for supervision.
What it is not
- A substitute for reading primary statute or your organisation’s procedures.
- Competence assessment, ASYE sign-off, or Bar / SRA / CIPD accreditation.
- Advice for a live family, employee, client, or court matter.