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Motivational Interviewing for Behavior Change with Stephen Rollnick, PhD PH257

Pursuing Health

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How to Guide a Conversation in the Opposite Direction

How do you guide the conversation in the opposite direction? My first response is to be authentic yourself. I would get rid of cleverness out of your head that you've got to solve this by being some expert motivational interviewer. But the third thing I'd suggest is let go cleverness and ask them. If I'm stuck is returned to the wisdom of the person, rather than think I've got to be clever in my use of motivational interview.

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