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 ...

Columbus, OH—Scott Gerhard, MA, LSW, of our Center will present a training session, titled "Why Won't My Clients Do What I Tell Them To?," at a meeting of the Ohio Chief Probation Officers Association ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A safety planning intervention that incorporated motivational interviewing appeared feasible and acceptable for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adding a motivational interviewing component to a community-based exercise intervention increased the efficacy ...

Motivational interviewing is a counseling method that helps people resolve ambivalent feelings and insecurities to find the internal motivation they need to change their behavior. It is a practical, ...

The University at Buffalo Motivational Interviewing Center (UBMIC) has only been in operation for two years, but it is already making an impact on the local, state and national levels. The UBMIC ...

Researchers from The University of New Mexico and University of Pittsburgh say health care practitioners should consider the empathic and nonconfrontational approach of motivational interviewing—to ...

Changing health habits – like quitting smoking, exercising more, or sticking to prescribed treatments – is difficult but crucial for preventing and managing chronic diseases. Motivational interviewing ...

(HealthDay News) — Motivational interviewing can help patients lose weight in a primary care setting, according to a review published in the April issue of Obesity Reviews. Rachel D. Barnes, PhD, and ...