You’ve heard about Motivational Interviewing (MI) – that it’s evidence based and when practitioners use it they have much better outcomes BUT is it worth it? Is it worth your time to take workshops, receive coaching and learn how to fluently learn this language? That all depends on if: You find yourself having the same […]
When an old or new client walks into your office, is engagement or re-engagement really necessary? Do you need to create an atmosphere of engagement every time you see a client? Stephen Rollnick, co-author and founder of Motivational Interviewing, says that engagement is 20 percent of the conversation. If no engagement, no conversation. A number […]
Research clearly indicates that the greatest predictor of why people change is empathy on the part of the professional. So how do we show empathy in a conversation to allow our clients to experience empathy versus just generating an empty chair of sympathy? How do we use empathetic reflections that allow our clients to know […]
While in Ireland last month for the MI forum Bill Miller gave a talk on “MI and Social Dominance.” He begged the question “why does MI work at all?” How is it that a relatively brief conversation can trigger change in behavior that has sometimes persisted for decades? He offered an explanation by Bill Neto, […]
When I’m talking to a professional about how to help their clients with conversations about change I frequently hear “I don’t know what questions to ask?” or “If I just knew how to ask the right questions I’m sure I would get more answers.” What if it’s NOT about the questions? We want our clients […]