The ABA Speech Podcast - Easy Strategies For Parents and Professionals #224: Using Motivational Interviewing To Support Parents and Professionals with Dr. Monica Gilbert
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Apr 15, 2025 In this engaging discussion, Dr. Monica Gilbert, a licensed psychologist and author on motivational interviewing, shares transformative techniques to enhance communication with parents and colleagues. She highlights the OARS + I principles, such as open-ended questions and affirmations, to foster collaboration and understanding. Dr. Gilbert emphasizes the importance of building rapport and trust through reflective listening and summarization. Listeners discover how to keep conversations about change constructive and inclusive, ultimately enhancing professional relationships.
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Parent Crying Story Reveals MI Use
- A BCBA shared a challenge with a parent struggling not to give in to a child's crying tantrum.
- Dr. Monica Gilbert suggested asking what specifically made the crying difficult to better understand the parent's perspective.
Use OARS + I Framework
- Use the OARS plus I skills: open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening, summarization, and information exchange.
- These techniques build rapport, gather information, and collaboratively facilitate change.
Resist Fixing Reflex
- The natural 'righting reflex' compels us to fix problems immediately.
- Motivational interviewing advises resisting this reflex to avoid overwhelming and alienating parents or colleagues.