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In response to: Empowering Your Client

Yes, MI does focus on the speech of both the clinician and the counselor. That's really the point, that we can choose what we say carefully, and reinforce CHANGE TALK, that is, speech from the client about changing, not from the clinician. Also, we act as collaborators, and not "top down" educators.

In response to: MI's Guiding Style: Bringing Up Difficult Topics

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In response to: Empowering Your Client

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In response to: Empowering Your Client

I find MI a bit too centered on speech/dialogue. I am a gestalt counselor nd I work with experiments and homework as well. How do you deal with the part of counseling that doesn’t boil down to speech over in the U.S.? would be interested in knowing more about counseling & MI in your country.

In response to: Empowering Your Client

Excellent and agreed!

In response to: Empowering Your Client

Appreciated post.

In response to: Empowering Your Client

Thanks for the article.
I strongly feel that parents need to educated about anorexia and they can help avert a serious disorder.

In response to: Empowering Your Client

One of the problems with most medical systems whether in the U.S or overseas, is that it does not empower the individual to take care of their own health, those they are always relying on a doctor, nurse or other health professional for help.

In response to: Empowering Your Client

It is sometimes hard to accept a patient's decision to not follow your advice, but rather continue in their downward path, but, unfortunately there is a limit to how much can be done. If someone doesn't want help, it often very difficult to convince them that they need it.

In response to: Brief Interventions

a great read that has opened i and my friends eyes into this subject

In response to: Empowering Your Client

Yes, I agree! The goal of MI is to help patients feel that empowerment.

In response to: Empowering Your Client

As an empowered patient, you'll need to realize that you know your body much better than anyone else. You will always refer to all the resources at your disposal, from people to the knowledge, and you will use that knowledge to make wise decisions about your treatment. That's my idea of empowered patient.

In response to: Empowering Your Client

Good stuff!

In response to: Empowering Your Client

Thanks for your feedback. I agree that MI is "brilliant"! It's been a terrific set of tools for me, both in my work as a nutrition coach, and in my personal life as well.

In response to: Empowering Your Client

I think that this advice is brilliant and very useful for all situations, not just in business, but also with parent and child or between friends. I hope to be able to better implement this into my lifestyle.

In response to: Brief Interventions

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In response to: The Guiding Style

Thanks Melody, for you comments on using MI in your work. Working with kids can certainly be challenging, and MI is very useful. My business partner, Gary Rose, is conducting an MI workshop on using MI with Kids and Families on April 11 and 12 here in Boston at Northeastern University. Perhaps you can join us.

In response to: The Guiding Style

I have working with teens in groups using an MI approach for nearly two years. It is facinating how quickly rapport is established by showing non-judgemental interest in their lives and experiences. It is not long before they are openly sharing their thoughts and ideas with me and the group, and wonderful to observe the evolution of those ideas as they become change talk. It is extremely satisfying to be able to honestly tell them that I learn as much from them as I hope they learn from me.
Establishing and maintaining rapport is paramount.

In response to: MI Tip: Using Reflections

This is a very interesting technique. Keep blogging!