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 ...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect current activities. Help people discover and talk about their desire for personal change, like managing symptoms of mental illness; reducing the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On many a Friday, Dr. Joji Suzuki goes trawling through the medical wards of Brigham and Women’s Hospital with trainees in tow, looking for smokers. One recent Friday, he finds Thrasher West, a ...

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 ...

The engagement of families in child welfare services is critical for successful outcomes related to safety, permanency, and child and family well-being. Motivational interviewing (MI), an effective ...

She has an eclectic approach to therapy using a blend of cognitive behavioral, motivational interviewing, solution focused, reality based and psychoeducation because there is no one approach that ...

What can motivational interviewing help with? Motivational interviewing was originally developed to address addiction, but today it can help treat alcohol use disorder, substance use disorder, smoking ...