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 ...

Most of us have had periods of our lives when we did not make the healthiest choices. Maybe you needed to lose weight, or your cholesterol was too high. Maybe you went through a stressful period when ...

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 "MI Reminder Card (Am I Doing This Right?)" is a quick guide for Motivational Interviewing, the evidence-based treatment. Use the 11 questions on this card to build self-awareness about your ...

Financial changes can be stressful, especially when you’re nervous about a pay cut or job loss. You know you need to do ...

Motivational interviewing is a technique occupational health professionals can use to help them understand what may motivate a client to change unhealthy behaviours and, in turn, help them return to ...

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 ...

Lasting outcomes are often elusive in obesity treatment, and for decades, patients have been caught in an endless cycle of losing and regaining pounds. Enter the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor ...

Motivational interviewing can help people improve their lifestyles but nurses need to understand its principles to spot opportunities to encourage this Abstract Scott G (2010) Motivational ...

About six years ago, Emily Adams, a mother of two in Lakewood, Colo., briefly counted herself among the vaccine hesitant. Her family had changed insurance plans, and while her older daughter was up-to ...