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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Johns Hopkins-led research team has found that motivational interviewing, along with standard education and awareness programs, significantly reduced secondhand smoke exposure among children living ...

Nurses can implement MI with their clients because they often have several encounters with them. There are two phases of MI. Phase I focuses on building rapport and motivating the client to change.

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based treatment that addresses ambivalence to change. MI is a conversational approach designed to help people with the following: Ambivalence is a natural ...

Lasting outcomes are often elusive in obesity treatment, and for decades, patients have been caught in an endless cycle of losing and regaining pounds. Enter the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor ...