This collection of audio files, originally produced as a CD, provides an introduction to the spirit of Motivational Interviewing (MI), the evidence-based treatment, with an emphasis upon substance-use ...

Motivational interviewing is a client-centered, directive method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence. This website is intended to provide resources for ...

Motivational interviewing (MI) is a technique used by many professionals, not just psychotherapists, to help guide a person towards making meaningful changes in life. In psychotherapy many individuals ...

The National Academy of Medicine launched its National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being in early October. Citing years of research defining the causes and effects of burnout in health professions, ...

It’s tempting for a Philosophical Counselor to use the Socratic Method. After all, it was Socrates who set so many of us on the quest to live the examined life. As it turns out, though, an alternative ...

MI is not limited to asking questions. A critical part of MI is also the way the provider responds to the patient, which requires "reflective listening" -- reflecting the patient's statements and ...

Motivational interviewing combines the fundamentals of behavior analysis with principles from Rogerian therapy. [9] Behavior analysis is an assessment strategy in which the clinician identifies ...