My daughter pierced her own belly button. Using Motivational Interviewing to engage in meaningful conversation.
My daughter pierced her own belly button. Using Motivational Interviewing to engage in meaningful conversation. So… My oldest daughter got on a group chat with a couple other kids one evening recently, and they pierced their belly buttons together. She timidly and...
Sometimes Figuring Out Our Client’s Target For Change Isn’t Easy! Target Behaviors in Motivational Interviewing
Sometimes Figuring Out Our Client’s Target For Change Isn’t Easy! Target Behaviors in Motivational Interviewing There are four processes in Motivational Interviewing: 1. Engaging is about establishing rapport, connecting, ensuring that your client feels heard and...
Let Me Clear My Throat! Ambivalence and Motivational Interviewing
Let Me Clear My Throat! Ambivalence and Motivational Interviewing (If DJ Cool’s Let Me Clear My Throat song just popped into YOUR head, welcome to my brain.)It has come to my attention, via my kind and patient husband, that I clear my throat excessively every...
Stop Persuading Clients to Change! Another shadow of the Righting Reflex in Motivational Interviewing
Stop Persuading Clients to Change! Another shadow of the Righting Reflex in Motivational Interviewing It is so hard to stop persuading people to change.I find it ESPECIALLY challenging with those closest to me- my children and husband! Just eat your darn veggies! They...
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