You Don’t Need to Know
You Don’t Need to Know I was recently working with someone who was at one of those “fork in the road” moments in their life. I was getting really worked up (in my head) because I didn’t know which choice that person should make. This was a big decision, there were...
7 Tips for Loving Someone who Struggles with Substance Misuse
7 Tips for Loving Someone who Struggles with Substance Misuse When you love someone who struggles with substance misuse, you often need a lot of support to stay sane and in your lane. That’s where Motivational Interviewing comes in. A MI trainer buddy of mine Kate...
FREE motivational interviewing online training on MI in clinical supervision
FREE motivational interviewing online training on MI in clinical supervision We have another free motivational interviewing online training for ya! Dayna Guido was a professor of mine when I went through the UNC-Chapel Hill masters in social work program. She has been...
Summaries that Focus & Guide
Summaries that Focus & Guide The Motivational Interviewing OARS deep dive continues! This is the fourth and final in my OARS series as it relates to CHANGE TALK in Motivational Interviewing. In Motivational Interviewing, OARS stand for Open-ended questions,...
Reflections that Get Us Somewhere!
Reflections that Get Us Somewhere! OARS deep dive time! Ready for some more free motivational interviewing training info? This is the third in my OARS series as it relates to CHANGE TALK. First, I talked about Open-ended questions, then Affirmations. Today, it’s all...
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