Rosengren, D.B. (2009). Building Motivational Interviewing Skills: A Practitioner Workbook. The Guilford Press, NY. The book serves as an adjunct to the second edition of Miller and Rollnick'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 ...

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, ...

MI is not limited to asking questions. A critical part of MI is also the way the provider responds to the patient, which requires "reflective listening" -- reflecting the patient's statements and ...

It’s tempting for a Philosophical Counselor to use the Socratic Method. After all, it was Socrates who set so many of us on the quest to live the examined life. As it turns out, though, an alternative ...

Motivational interviewing can help patients take a step towards better health. For patients who are reluctant to make changes, try motivational interviewing to help them set goals. As providers, we ...