This collection of audio files, originally produced as a CD, provides an introduction to the spirit of Motivational Interviewing (MI), the evidence-based treatment, with an emphasis upon substance-use ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the measles outbreak spreads -- with more than 1,200 cases confirmed across 38 states, a 13% hospitalization rate, and three deaths -- some parents who previously chose not to vaccinate their ...

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 ...

Researchers from The University of New Mexico and University of Pittsburgh say health care practitioners should consider the empathic and nonconfrontational approach of motivational interviewing—to ...