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Reflections in Motivational Interviewing

Hillary Logan, LCSW, LCASApril 14, 2020Reading Time: 2 minutes I had such a fantastic first live virtual training session recently! One participant shared at the end of the first class, “Today was such a good reminder that when I’m getting pulled into trying to change a client, to sit back and reflect.” If you have attended my training, you may have heard me say, […] [...] Read more...

Scaling Questions in MI

Hillary Logan, LCSW, LCASJune 3, 2021Reading Time: 2 minutes A lot of people associate scaling questions with Motivational Interviewing! And scaling questions are EVERYWHERE. Not just MI! Most of us have heard this one: “What is your pain, on a scale of 0-10?” Or, scaling questions can be used to track progress toward a goal. We use scaling questions a little differently in Motivational […] [...] Read more...

What is Equipoise?!

Chris MilesFebruary 4, 2021Reading Time: 2 minutes The founders of Motivational Interviewing (William Miller and Stephen Rollnick) define MI as “A directive, client-centered, counseling style for eliciting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence.” When we first learn Motivational Interviewing, we can get excited about trying out these new-found skills and turn up our radars in search of ambivalence. […] [...] Read more...

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Motivational Interviewing Training Online Veterans: 4 MI Tips for Working with Veterans

Nov 8, 2022 | 4 Processes, Affirmations and Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Interviewing, OARS Skills, Spirit of Motivational Interviewing, The Change Process

Every year, we set aside time to honor our nation's veterans, our nation's heroes. What comes to mind when you think about Veterans Day? For me, this brings images of my grandfathers, each in their uniforms from WWII, of the beautiful Veterans cemetery here in...

Motivational Interviewing Training Online FREE, Plus 3 Tips Moving from Wrestling to Dancing with Your Clients

Nov 1, 2022 | Motivational Interviewing, The Change Process

Join our newsletter to never miss our Motivational Interviewing Training Online Free!I have more free motivational interviewing online resources for ya! Today, I’m sharing a free motivational interviewing download called Moving from Wrestling to Dancing.When we are...

Playing Tug O’War with your clients?

Oct 25, 2022 | Motivational Interviewing

Do you ever feel like you are in a Tug O’War with a client about change?Think about it. When YOU have played the actual Tug of War game, with a rope cutting into your hands, feet dug in, leaning back, trying to avoid getting pulled over or losing ground… What is your...

Stop Arguing for Change

Oct 18, 2022 | Motivational Interviewing, The Change Process

You heard me. Stop arguing for change with your clients. But wait, “Isn’t it my job to help clients change? I can’t stop championing change!”Sometimes I think about ambivalence being a delicate flame, like when you are starting a campfire when it’s damp outside, your...

Can I Use Motivational Interviewing All of the Time?

Oct 11, 2022 | Affirmations and Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Interviewing, OARS Skills, Spirit of Motivational Interviewing

I periodically get the question, “Do you use Motivational Interviewing all of the time?” Yes… and no. Let’s break it down.The simplest definition of MI, as cited in the Miller & Rollnick Motivational Interviewing book: Then here is a more thorough definition from...

Lock in Empathy!

Oct 4, 2022 | Motivational Interviewing, Spirit of Motivational Interviewing

What does empathy have to do with it? Motivational Interviewing is all about empathy! You can have empathy without Motivational Interviewing, but you can’t have Motivational Interviewing without empathy!I’m a parent, and as a practitioner and trainer in Motivational...

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