5 Facts about Motivational Interviewing
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are lots of misconceptions out there about Motivational Interviewing (MI)! I thought I’d share some facts this week about what MI actually is!Here are some basic facts about Motivational Interviewing!1. MI is a conversation...
Story Time with Hillary: A Little Fish and Change Talk
Reading Time: < 1 minutesOK, I obviously have some playful, kid parts inside of me. I was reading my youngest a bedtime story one night, and realized, “OH! Change Talk! And lots and lots of Sustain talk.” So let me backup and define Change Talk & Sustain...
What You Believe Matters (For Client Outcomes)
Reading Time: 2 minutesSometimes in a training, I’ll toss up a slide that says this: Do you believe that people are doing the best they can with what they have, at any given moment? Sometimes, I’ll create breakout groups to discuss this. Some folks quickly come to a...
Slot machines, My Smartphone, and MI
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat do these three things have in common? The lure of the all-powerful intermittent positive reinforcement. Let me back up here… I recently got back from a week-long vacation where there was NO CELL RECEPTION. And, just before this vacation, I...
Beware of “I Know”
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen you are sitting with a client and you start to get excited because you think you have identified what the problem is and what is needed to solve it, BEWARE! “I know” comes up for me when I think I’ve figured out: what the dilemma is...
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