Weekly Motivational
Interviewing Blog

Over the years as a Motivational Interviewing trainer, I have had supervisors, managers and supervisors ask how Motivational Interviewing can be applicable in their work.  There are two books on the topic!  Motivational Interviewing in Leadership Organizations (MILO)...

Many of you will spend time with family, extended family & friends over the holidays and my guess is that you will spend time with folks you love that also make decisions that you don’t always love… So just a reminder: It’s not your job to fix anyone! (You can’t...

What is the best Motivational Interviewing training? The one that works best for you!  (Yes, as a Motivational Interviewing trainer, I am going to lean into partnering with you and supporting your autonomy and choice to learn MI the way you want and need to learn MI!)...

For those of you in the U.S., I hope you had a wonderful Veterans Day holiday yesterday! In many ways, Veterans taught me that I needed Motivational Interviewing. I was a newly graduated social worker when I began my federal service at the VA. I had no formal training...

I am sure this piques the interest of supervisors and helping professionals alike! We are often asked by Motivational Interviewing learners, “How do I document that I used Motivational Interviewing?” Staff, agency leads and supervisors have reasons to add MI to...