A colleague recently consulted me about one of her patients who was struggling with alcohol. The patient was on the fence about whether or not she really had a problem, whereas the therapist believed ...

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 ...

You certainly can't force anyone to change, but you can influence their willingness to do something different. Whether you've got an employee who tends to miss deadlines, or you're trying to sell ...

This is a comment a social worker halfway through a motivational interviewing programme received from a young person in Merton. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a structured approach to direct work ...

Pediatricians and dietitians who used motivational interviewing techniques to counsel families about their young child's weight were successful in reducing children's body mass index percentile 3.1 ...

As a partner at a law firm, I used to train new associates in the most effective way I knew how (which, I now realize, wasn't always the most motivating). I often said, "Write down everything that is ...