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Hi, I’m Hillary Logan
LCSW, LCAS
Member, Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)
At MI Center for Change, Motivational Interviewing is our passion. Motivational Interviewing will help you become more effective and efficient as you support clients’ change!
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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, Affirmations, Reflections and...
Reflections that Get Us Somewhere!
OARS deep dive time! Ready for some more free motivational interviewing training info? This is the third in my OARS series as it relates to CHANGE TALK. First, I talked about Open-ended questions, then Affirmations. Today, it’s all about REFLECTIONS that go...
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!!!” Cheering is awesome! Sometimes we need a cheerleader. I sure appreciate having people in my...
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 gotta focus!And what are we focused on? Change. Motivational...
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 Motivational Interviewing.Beginners in Motivational Interviewing often...
So Last Year, When I Had Cancer…
I think a lot of people rethink their lives when they receive a cancer diagnosis. Am I living my life fully? Am I living in alignment with my values and who I am? And heck yeah, I'm ringing in 2023 CANCER FREE! One thing I decided in this cancer-inspired inventory...
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Hi, I’m Hillary Logan
At MI Center for Change, Motivational Interviewing is our passion. Motivational Interviewing will help you become more effective and efficient as you support clients’ change!