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What approach works for engaging and supporting patients in change?
Patient talks about ability, reason, desire, need to change = increase in commitment strengthAffirmations and Summary Statements, Sift through ambivalenceGetting them clear of what’s the benefit for themMI is brining in a variety of behavioral approaches into one structured approach specific to people’s innate abilities and what we know about ...
Health Coach Improvement: An Interactive Case Study Using the Health Coaching Performance Assessment
Measuring validity of MI in relation to Health Coaching approachREAL Patient Session Coded in webinar ...
Stressful Mother Wanting to Communicate with Daugter Differently
Digital Examples, though better than majority of MI examples on Youtube (including this company's other videos)Relapse prevention question of hypothetical trigger situation asked at end for improving self-efficacy and eliciting more change talk ...
Father of Anorexic &/or OCD Daughter that is struggling with what she eats
Better than majority, including this companies other videos, of MI examples on youtubeGreat open-ended question at 3:31, though watch out for Pre-mature Planning w/out FOCUS on increasing importance w/change talkIt was followed by increasing importance, though many close-ended questions ...
Brief Overview from Substance Abuse Standpoint
Addresses working with Teenagers and compare contrast of historical approach vs. MI approach. Great video for sentence stems and examples of questions! ...
Types of talk in Motivational Interviewing
Sustain TalkChange TalkDifferent degrees/intensities of these types of talkWhen they shift to change talk, shift with themDemo of interfered complex/strategic reflectionUse of metaphor ...
Basic Concepts of Motivational Interviewing by Bill Matulich
Under 18 minutesSlide presentation talking about the basic concepts of Motivational Interviewing (MI). After a brief definition, topics include: the Spirit of MI, The four basic OARS skills, and the "processes" of MI ...
Compare and Contrast of Non-Motivational Interviewing VS. Motivational Interviewing Approach
Client with Asthma, Smoking, and Drinking Non-MI - See video aboveMI -View Video ...
GUILFORD BOOK SERIES ON MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING
This bestselling work has introduced hundreds of thousands of professionals and students to motivational interviewing (MI), a proven approach to helping people overcome ambivalence that gets in the way of change. William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick explain current thinking on the process of behavior change, present the principles of ...
Autonomy and Support Example in Brief Hospital Setting with Nurse
5min 32sec Play-by-play strategy highlighted throughout videoSetting: Mr John Green attends an outpatient department or primary care setting.He is 56 years old, obese, smokes 20 cigarettes per day, has recently been found to have impaired glucose tolerance, raised cholesterol and raised blood pressure. He's attending an appointment with the nurse ...
Psychiatric Care and Motivational Interviewing: Series of Videos by Kathleen Sciacca
Demonstrate, not just say, that you understand the clientAuthoritarian approach does not equal expertise; rather collaboration ...
Involuntary ADOLESCENT Population smoking Marijuana
Increasing empathy may have resulted in improved outcomes with this caseRole play with high-risk involuntary adolescentVERY difficult youth putting interviewer on spotInterviewer having troubles getting out of “Hot-seat” to have client feel heard and understood ...
Spark Notes-type Overview of Motivational Interviewing
Just music—no speaking ...
Funny / Comical / Entertaining Motivational Interviewing Depictions
Motivational Interviewing in SONG: “Rolling with Resistance”MI lyrics set to the tune of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” Quick Overview of MI in a Fun-type Tone from a Group of Social WorkersView VideoQuick overview of MI history, primary goals of MI, very quick mention of stages of change, stage matching, ...
Decisional Balance
LaBrie, J.W., Pedersen, E.R., Earleywine, M., & Olsen, H. (2006). Reducing heavy drinking in college males with the decisional balance: Analyzing an element of Motivational Interviewing. Addictive Behaviors, 31,. 254-263. Abstract available (fee for complete article):View Article ...
Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice in Drug and Alcohol Abuse Field
Bethesda, M.D. (2010).—National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network: The First Decade. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), July. View Article ...