High levels of empathy are key to the MI guiding style. Empathy has been misunderstood as the expression or demonstration of kindness, agreement, acceptance, or concern for the patient. It is more than that. Empathy is not sympathy, “poor you”, or “I’ve had the same problem”. In this case, empathy is simply the demonstration of […]
Social Media and Getting the Word out About Motivational Interviewing
I’ve been working on getting my social media, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, up to date for my Motivational Interviewing training business. I must admit, I find it all a bit overwhelming! I do want to connect with people who are interested in MI, but I just really want to teach! I’ve found over the past […]
