Q&A

MI in Health Care

MI in Health Care

How can Motivational Interviewing (MI) help promote behavior change in a healthcare setting? Learn from the source with MI co-founder Stephen Rollnick.

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Can motivational interviewing be used in brief consultations in health care where time pressure is an issue?
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What advice would you give an overwhelmed primary care physician on how to start putting Motivational Interviewing into practice?
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How does motivational interviewing improve the quality of communication with patients in a health care setting?
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How can motivational interviewing help with "resistant" and "non-compliant" patients?
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Can burnout in health care be prevented?
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Why do people often have ambivalence about their health?
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What is ambivalence and how can motivational interviewing help?
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What are the goals of Motivational Interviewing in health care?
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When do we use Motivational Interviewing in health care?
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What are the limitations of motivational interviewing in health care?
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Why don't people change?
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What are the basic principles of Motivational Interviewing in a health care setting?
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What do you see as the greatest benefit of Motivational Interviewing in a healthcare setting?
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I train medical staff in motivational interviewing. It is generally very well received, especially in experienced practitioners who can see the value of this approach. Any tips for motivating young, trainee doctors to be interested in this approach? What skill/s would you prioritize teaching them?
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How do I sell training our staff in motivational interviewing to my organization as a staff well-being initiative?
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Is there evidence linking the use of Motivational Interviewing in health care to a reduction in complaints to regulation bodies and litigation against health practitioners?
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What do you wish frontline healthcare practitioners knew about MI?
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We are now seeing patients via telemed, many by phone only encounters. Some of these patients are already well known to our team but others much less so. Meaningful encounters by phone are proving challenging; do you have any guidance for MI by phone? Thank you.
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I do only group therapy with revolving dual diagnosis patient groups, and rarely have an opportunity to do any prolonged one-on-one counseling. Can MI be applied in this type of situation? Thanks!
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