How to gather info about difficult topics!
Reading Time: < 1 minutesHere’s another tool for approaching “itchy topics” with clients using a tool from Motivational Interviewing. What’s an “itchy topic?” (Check out my first blog post on these here) An itchy topic is a hard-to-approach topic with clients! It...
Finding my keys and other things that need REFRAMING!
Reading Time: 2 minutesA word from MINT trainer Chris de Beer: Today, I wanted to talk a little bit about one of the most powerful tools that we have in our MI tool box, and that is reframing. What is a reframe? Reframing is a specific type of reflection in which...
Connecting to Your WHY
Reading Time: 2 minutesHey folks! This is third in a series of three on using Motivational Interviewing with yourSELF! Click here for the blog links for one and two. So if you have a change that you are feeling stuck around, or really wishing you could get some...
Detective Listening
Reading Time: 2 minutesA word from MINT member Chris de Beer! – Hillary I’m so pleased to be able to be on the team with Hillary and Chris – both trainers and clinicians that I truly respect. I look forward to meeting more of you in the coming year!...
OARS for Self Change! A Little Activity!
Reading Time: 3 minutesDid you know that we can apply elements of Motivational Interviewing to our own dilemmas? Today we are exploring how to use OARS skills, the ‘microskills’ of Motivational Interviewing, with ourSELVES! Kinda cool! (Also, this email is loaded...
Hillary Bolter