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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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What Helps You Stay in the Spirit of MI?
I asked this question of my Foundations of MI training cohort today. MI spirit refers to the attitude or presence we bring to our clients. MI defines spirit as acceptance, compassion, partnership, evocation. It’s also about...
When In Doubt, Reflect!
I hear from training participants all of the time how useful reflective listening is!! One shared, “Today was such a good reminder that when I’m getting pulled into trying to change a client, to sit back and reflect.” You may have heard me say, “When in doubt,...
Is Your Advice Monster Alive and Well?
When someone comes to you for help, it’s pretty darn natural to give advice. In Motivational Interviewing, The Righting Reflex refers to our natural tendency to give advice, persuade or convince another person to change. It's like a "Fix It" reflex. And I...
Scaling Questions in MI
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...
Motivational Interviewing, Vaccine Hesitancy & Client Autonomy
I know this is a sticky subject! And it is with much thought that I decided to weigh in here. I want to start this post with a reminder that embedded in Motivational Interviewing SPIRIT is honoring client autonomy. Our clients have the ultimate right to...
Why is it called Motivational Interviewing??
I had a hard time with the name ‘Motivational Interviewing’ initially. It sounded like a cheerleading kind of thing-- is it about ME motivating my CLIENTS to change? That sounds like what I’m already trying to do and it’s exhausting! Nope! It’s...
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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!