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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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Lots of Protein Helps you Feel Full!

This is an article by my colleague, Susan Dopart, MS, RD, CDE, who is a Registered Dietitian and a Motivational Interviewing trainer.  This is not about MI, but I think it’s a very important topic in nutrition and wanted to share it with you!~Dr. Ellen Last week

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Powerful Techniques for Positive Behavior Change: Basic Concepts in Motivational Interviewing

One of my favorite parts of at least one of the definitions of MI talks about “intrinsic motivation”.  This refers to the patient or client’s reason for talking with you about a proposed change in behavior.   You may often deal with patients who seem very resistant to

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