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 end of this article are links to the […]
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 either not having access to the foods that […]
Accepting Our Patient’s Decisions About Changing
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, or not the ones we feel they must […]
More Powerful, Positive Techniques for Change in Motivational Interviewing
In my last post, I discussed a technique used in Motivational Interviewing called “importance scaling”. The follow up questions are called “confidence scaling” and work in a similar fashion. Here’s how it works. Clinician: Thinking about ________________ change we’ve been discussing, how would you rate your confidence that you could make this change? Use a […]
Powerful, Positive Change Techniques in Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing has many very simple and useful techniques designed to help clients move forward in the direction of positive change. One of these is called “Importance Scaling”. Here’s how it works. Clinician: Think about _____________change we have been discussing. Now let me ask you on a scale from 0 to 10, in which 0 […]
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