In my last post, I wrote about the idea that volition, or the desire for change in behavior is only a part of the process of change. There are other obstacles people face in this process. For example, in changing one’s food habits, one such obstacle is
Read more →I learned many interesting ideas about MI at the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) conference I attended in September. Dr. Bill Miller, one of the founders of MI gave a keynote address on MI and Social Justice. In this talk he spoke of volition, as defined
Read more →This summer my daughter Amy and her 2 children, Tiago who is 8 years old and Francesca who is 7 visited for three weeks. I observed my daughter parenting her kids, and admire her as a mother. She emphasizes communication, both hers and the children back to
Read more →When people are learning the basic skills of MI, they often ask “Doesn’t using reflections just sound like I’m repeating what they just said?” They feel it sounds awkward, and that the other person would just ask why they are repeating. The answer is that with increased
Read more →How can we accept our patient/client’s decisions not to change behavior when we think those changes are crucial? A very important idea in MI is that we must accept our client’s decisions about if, when and how they will change. This might include not making any changes,
Read more →How can we understand when patients or clients don’t change a behavior that we think is critical for them to change? For example, the person whose diabetes is out of control, the smoker who has emphysema, the person with high blood pressure who won’t take their medication.
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