Health promotion is a vital part of both preventing and managing long term conditions. Nurses can use the technique to promote behaviour change. Gill Scott, PGCE (Adult), BSc, Dip Therapeutic Nursing ...

Miller, W.R. and Rollnick, S. (2012). Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change (Third Edition). Guilford Press, NY. A must-read for anyone interested in ...

Motivational interviewing can help people improve their lifestyles but nurses need to understand its principles to spot opportunities to encourage this Scott G (2010) Motivational interviewing 1: ...

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 ...

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 ...

Motivational interviewing is practiced by licensed therapists and substance-abuse counselors. Initially defined in 1983 by William Miller, motivational interviewing is used as a form of therapy to ...

Traditional interviews encompass a variety of tactics. Some interviewers use stress triggers to test a candidate's grace under pressure. Others use empathy to ease the tension of an interview. Some ...

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 ...