It can be very frustrating working with a client who is “resistant” to change. That means that the other person doesn’t want or is unable to make the behavior change you think they should. It can feel like you have to try to convince them to change. You might want to talk about all the […]
Identify Change Talk
An important skill in MI is being able to identify change talk, specifically change talk that indicates commitment, or readiness to change. You can listen carefully for decreased discussion about the problem, questions about change, resolve, taking steps, and a change in the tone of the client’s conversation to a more positive outlook on the […]
Giving Advice in Motivational Interviewing
Learning how to give advice in a Motivational Interviewing consistent way can be one of the hardest things to learn. Many of us are trained to give advice and ask questions, two things we do very sparingly in MI. At first it seems like these are easiest, and they may be, but they are among […]
Readiness To Change
It can be very difficult to sit with a client who is just not ready to actually change anything about their behavior, even though it puts them at great risk. This is very hard to do when you really care about your clients and their well being. Still, I know it’s not my job to […]
Being Alert for Readiness to Change
When most of us are faced with a need to change a behavior related to our health, we are ambivalent at first. This is true whether or not you believe you ought to change. In Motivational Interviewing, we begin our conversation with a patient assuming we need to help build motivation for change. Planning for […]
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