Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a client‐centred, directive counselling method designed to strengthen personal motivation and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring an individual’s ...

Miller, W.R. and Rollnick, S. (2012). Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change (Third Edition). Guilford Press, NY. A must-read for anyone interested in ...

Advice from a Community Care Inform guide on the key tasks involved in applying motivational interviewing to social work practice Photo: Jan_S/Adobe Stock This article presents a few key pieces of ...

Motivational interviewing should and could have a bigger role to play in child protection work argues social worker Mel Ashton, a substance misuse specialist Motivational interviewing should and could ...

I was recently asked while a panelist at a cannabis education conference, “What is the most common mistake clinicians make when using motivational interviewing?” My immediate answer was that too many ...

Vaping, cannabis use, alcohol use, prescription stimulant misuse—these, and other addictive behaviors, affect a substantial number of adolescents in the United States, yet how should clinicians ...

As the measles outbreak spreads -- with more than 1,200 cases confirmed across 38 states, a 13% hospitalization rate, and three deaths -- some parents who previously chose not to vaccinate their ...

Over the course of four sessions, my patient, Stacey, and I worked toward her goals of sleeping more, checking her email less and spending more quality time with her family. She successfully developed ...