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The Power of the Meaning of Words in Motivational Interviewing

I’ve been an MI trainer for 8 years.  When I first began learning the techniques of MI as a clinician, and then learned to run my own trainings, I thought I knew all I needed to know about MI  I’ve since learned that something new comes up in

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The Role of Patience in Motivational Interviewing

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Labeling Patients/Clients as “Non-Compliant

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Using Motivational Interviewing for Leadership Training

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Using Powerful Activities in Workshops for the Public

In my October newsletter I wrote about using MI in working with lay audiences, and the types of workshop activities I used in the workshop I conducted in September. The main activity we did together that was extremely well received is the Values Card Sort.  At the

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Having a Real Choice in What You Eat

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

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Motivation to Change Habits May Not Be Enough

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

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Are we being “too lenient” when we use MI?

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Powerful, Skillful Communication Skills

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

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