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Hi, I’m Hillary Logan
LCSW, LCAS
Member, Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)
At MI Center for Change, Motivational Interviewing is our passion. Motivational Interviewing will help you become more effective and efficient as you support clients’ change!
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Roots of Change: Creating Change Plans with Motivational Interviewing
Sometimes I get asked, “I make change plans with my clients, and then they don’t follow through. Why aren't they following the plans we created?” I’m going to tell a side story about planting a tree in my yard. I am a ‘quick start’ type of personality. I see a...
Do You Use Motivational Interviewing All of the Time?
“Can I use Motivational Interviewing all of the time?” I hear this question a lot as a Motivational Interviewing trainer. My short answer is no, we don’t want to use Motivational Interviewing all of the time. But I’m going to have to break it down a bit more to...
The Vampire Rule Applies To Motivational Interviewing
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...
Motivational Interviewing Documentation: Why, What, How?
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...
Motivational Interviewing with Families
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...
What about when my client makes a plan, but doesn’t do it?
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...
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Hi, I’m Hillary Logan
At MI Center for Change, Motivational Interviewing is our passion. Motivational Interviewing will help you become more effective and efficient as you support clients’ change!