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Interviewing Blog

I was recently telling a new friend about Motivational Interviewing, and he asked, “Have you used Motivational Interviewing on me in conversation?” I corrected him, “You don’t use Motivational Interviewing on someone, you use it with them.” “Oh, so the Vampire Rule...

Why might Motivational Interviewing in Documentation be important to you?  For me, it is about providing ethical, accurate documentation of what is happening in the session. If I am utilizing Motivational Interviewing, I want to say I used it! It’s an evidence-based...

We typically think about Motivational Interviewing as something we use in a one-on-one conversation. But what about when you are working with a family system? Dr. Doug Smith recently authored a book on the topic!  There are definitely nuances and adaptations to be...

Does a client ever make a plan with you, then not follow it? (My guess is every single one of you is responding, "Yes, all the time.") How does Motivational Interviewing approach this? Get curious about what might be going on! We can use the 4 Tasks of MI as a...

Did you know that depending on what client language you respond to, you can shift their momentum toward change? This is a key piece to Motivational Interviewing, which is a guiding style of communication. We know that the more people talk about change, the more likely...