Motivational Interviewing in Conversations with Friends and Family
Motivational Interviewing in Conversations with Friends and Family Last year, I wrote about applying the spirit and OARS skills to a conversation with my daughter around piercing her own belly button (OUCH!). I can’t tell you HOW many times training participants have...
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,...
OARS: Affirmations! A good MI training differentiates between cheerleading and affirming.
OARS: Affirmations! A good MI training differentiates between cheerleading and affirming. Do YOU have an inner cheerleader? I know I do! That inner cheerleader loves to throw my hands in the air and clap and wave as I holler, “YOU GOT THIS! GO TEAM!! Woohoooo!!!”...
Open Questions that Guide! Plus our motivational interviewing cheat sheet
Open Questions that Guide! Plus our motivational interviewing cheat sheet Motivational Interviewing is a guiding style of communication. We aren’t asking questions about just anything. Plus, not many of us have time with clients to have meandering conversations. We...
MI Doesn’t Just Mean OARS: MINT training Motivational Interviewing
MI Doesn’t Just Mean OARS: MINT training Motivational Interviewing Hello! I’m Chris Miles, lead trainer for MI Center for Change. I’m a member of the MINT (Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers), and here at MI Center for Change we provide MINT training in...
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