Many of us went into the helping profession since we want to help others achieve health and well-being. Unfortunately, this “helper instinct” as Bill Miller (co-author of MI) states can get in the way of that goal. Although we want the best for our clients, we must learn how to evoke in them what will […]
Do you ever wake up in the morning with a heavy responsibility of solving the world’s problems? Clients comes to you in distress and are in want of help, answers, and direction or are they? What are they really needing from you? Do they really want advice and direction? Bernard Williams states unsolicited advice is […]
Part of any successful relationship, personal or business is the working alliance. Is there a true partnership? How is the collaboration? Through learning and teaching Motivational Interviewing I realize the working alliance is not only important, but also vitally essential. How do your words ?land? on your clients? Are their eyes shining? How is your […]