Do You Use Motivational Interviewing All of the Time?
Reading Time: 5 minutes 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...
The Vampire Rule Applies To Motivational Interviewing
Reading Time: 5 minutes 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 Documentation: Why, What, How?
Reading Time: 4 minutes 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...
Motivational Interviewing with Families
Reading Time: 4 minutes 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...
What about when my client makes a plan, but doesn’t do it?
Reading Time: 5 minutes 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...
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