Akron, Ohio—Clinical supervisors of behavioral healthcare services are encouraged to join Deborah Myers, MEd, PCC-S, consultant and trainer from the Ohio SAMI Coordinating Center of Excellence, on ...

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

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 ...

Background: Motivational factors in health-relevant modes of behavior are an important matter in medical practice. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a technique that has been specifically developed to ...

Pediatricians and dietitians who used motivational interviewing techniques to counsel families about their young child's weight were successful in reducing children's body mass index percentile 3.1 ...

Motivational interviewing (MI) is a widely used evidence-based intervention applied to many health behaviors. Learn more about recent research on the use of MI with couples.

Since the 1970s, professions concerned with moving young people forward have tended to favour behavioural levers such as rewards and consequences. To an extent, and especially in schools, this remains ...

Changing health habits – like quitting smoking, exercising more, or sticking to prescribed treatments – is difficult but ...

Motivational interviewing helped a teen practice safe sex Sometimes patients just need to hear their own stories out loud to help make better choices. A patient aged 14 years who had had terminated a ...

Brush your teeth twice per day and floss regularly are habits most people know of, but despite the pleas of dentists nationwide, few follow through on this advice. Now, dentists are considering a new ...