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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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Polishing Up on Those OQ’s
OQ stands for Open-ended Questions in Motivational Interviewing. And today, we are going to go beyond just OQs and talk about WHAT kind of OQ’s we use… OQ’s are the first of the O.A.R.S. skills- the microskills of Motivational Interviewing. (Open-ended questions,...
Asking Permission First
We all have those moments when we're talking to someone who is telling you about a struggle or challenge, and you think to yourself, "I know what will help. I have a great idea for you! I've had other people deal with this same issue and I can tell you what helped...
“YES WE CAN!” Can I use Motivational Interviewing for that?
“Can I use Motivational Interviewing for that?” A question often asked by new learners! Just what CAN you apply MI skills to? I heard from another MINT trainer she livens up a Zoom training by chanting “YES WE CAN!” in response to these questions. Can I use MI to...
Do you have more or less empathy when you have ‘been there too’?
One day when I was driving to work, I heard a snippet from the podcast Hidden Brain on NPR. The research question addressed was, “Do we have more or less empathy when we have had the same or similar experience as another?” The answer surprised me. We tend to have...
Resistance Fortifies The Psychological Immune System
What an interesting way to look at it! Did you know that when someone is ambivalent about change, and you argue for change, you are likely to solidify their argument AGAINST change? Think about it! The more you defend something, the more invested and connected you...
What is Equipoise?!
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...
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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!