i was considering asking a more explicit question about how you would like to use our time, and i decided against it. I felt like i could have just jumped quickly on to the to the plan that you had started crafting about cutting back from half a pack a d wan, a one and a half packs, to a pack. It wasn't worth while to clutter that up with other ideas or suggestions or anything like that. Did i leave the door open for a further discussion aboutor intrested in er subsequent session? If so, please contact me at [email protected].
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The four processes of Motivational Interviewing
In the third episode of Talking to Change: A Motivational Interviewing Podcast, Glenn Hinds and Sebastian Kaplan explore the four processes of Motivational Interviewing: Engaging, Focusing, Evoking and Planning. Together, these describe how an MI conversation can develop from establishing a helpful working relationship through to strengthening motivation and, when appropriate, planning for change.
Engaging involves developing a collaborative relationship and understanding the person’s perspective. Focusing helps practitioner and client develop clarity about the direction of the conversation. Evoking draws out the person’s own motivations, values and arguments for change. Planning becomes relevant when there is sufficient readiness to consider how change might happen.
Glenn and Sebastian also demonstrate these processes through an MI conversation about smoking. The demonstration illustrates that the processes are not rigid stages. Practitioners may move between them as the conversation develops, returning to engagement or focus whenever this is helpful.
