Motivational interviewing in practice

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When working with patients, one of the main obstacles to them achieving their goals lies in compliance. Telling them—or pushing them—to act in a certain way rarely works. One powerful way to help people achieve positive outcomes in their health journey can be to instead invite them into a conversation that promotes reflection and inspires autonomy and action. The coaching technique Motivational Interviewing (MI) does just that. A coaching style initially used in addiction treatment, the…