Motivational Interviewing for Working with Children & Families In this episode exploring Motivational Interviewing in Work with Children & Families, Glenn and Sebastian meet Donald Forrester, Professor of Child and Family Social Work and Director of the CASCADE Centre for Children’s Social Care at Cardiff University in the UK. He has been researching and teaching about Motivational Interviewing in Work with Children & Families, and in particular the complicated nature of child protection conversations, for 20 years. Recently, with long term colleagues David Wilkins and Charlotte Whittaker, he published MI for Working with Children and Families, in which they tried to bring together their learning from this work and make suggestions about using MI in very difficult conversations.    00:00 – Introduction and episode preview    05:15 – Donald’s early MI story and lessons from MI research    12:00 – Shift within children’s social care: From “get on with it” to models of good practice     15:45 – What does it mean to be a “good social worker” and how does MI fit?     20:00 – Balancing MI spirit with a child’s safety     25:00 – Recognizing the needs of the vulnerable parent and the experience of “agape”     30:45 – Modeling good care in supervision     33:00 – Can one selectively use MI?     37:00 – Growing as an MI practitioner    40:20 – Using with MI children, using MI with parents, and teaching MI to parents    47:45 – Role play: Exploring an allegation of child abuse    58:48 – Role play debrief 1:09:45 – “Good authority: Purposefulness; Focus on the child; and Clarity about concerns 1:13:30 – The next book: Framing social work as rights based 1:18:06 – End of episode   Links and contact information: Email: forresterd@cardiff.ac.uk Twitter: @DonaldForr Donald’s book “Motivational Interviewing for working with children and families”: https://uk.jkp.com/collections/author-donald-forrester-pid-206645/products/motivational-interviewing-for-working-with-children-and-families For suggestions, questions and to enquire about training in Motivational Interviewing contact Glenn & Sebastian Email: podcast@glennhinds.com Twitter: ChangeTalking Glenn Hinds Sebastian Kaplan  For all previous episodes CLICK HERE We welcome all donations to support us GBP The post Ep 53 – Motivational Interviewing for Working with Children & Families appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.

MI in Primary Care – Part 2 Glenn and Seb welcomed Mats Hogmark to discuss MI in Primary Care. Mats is a 47 year old Swedish physician who specializes in family medicine. He works in a small primary health care center in the countryside close to the city of Falun. Mats has been an MI practitioner since 2006 and a trainer since 2007 and became a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) in 2012. As part of the Program Planning Committee he worked on the organising team for the MINT Forums in Montreal, Dublin and New Orleans 2016-2018. Mats also leads trainings for resident doctors in person-centered communication skills.   00:00 – Introduction and episode preview 04:34 – Mats’ intro and early MI story 14:00 – The physician as an “assistant” and sitting on one’s hands 20:30 – Becoming a better listener through reflections 28:10 – Coming alongside the patient 31:30 – How MI can save time 34:20 – Mats’ MI model: The patient, doctor, and mutual roles exploring Ideas, Concerns, and Expectations 38:45 – Role play with Mats and Glenn 58:30 – Role play debrief – Attending to the physical AND emotional needs of the patient 1:17:45 – Mats’ work on compassion and relational competence 1:25:09 – End of episode Links and contact information: Email: mats@hogmark.com Twitter: @matshogmark LinkedIn: Mats Hogmark Mats on Stan Steindl’s podcast, The Compassion Initiative: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/compassion-in-a-t-shirt-in-session-with-mats-hogmark/id1110384435?i=1000519850071 For suggestions, questions and to enquire about training in Motivational Interviewing contact Glenn & Sebastian Email: podcast@glennhinds.com Twitter: ChangeTalking Glenn Hinds Sebastian Kaplan  For all previous episodes CLICK HERE We welcome all donations to support us GBP Thank You. The post Ep 52 – MI in Primary Care – Part 2 appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.

Episode 51 – Lessons from the lab: The dynamics of change talk and technological advances in  We were pleased to welcome April Carcone to discuss her research on the dynamics of change talk and technological advances in MI. April is a member of the Behavioral Sciences Division of the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, USA. April is a social worker by training with over 18 year experience in developing and testing behavioral health interventions. She has studied Motivational Interviewing (MI) for more than a decade. Her research has examined how counselors and health care providers facilitate behavior change through the evocation of change talk. This has included collaborative work with computer scientists to automate the communication coding process using machine-learning models. April’s work to understand how MI facilitates change has informed her current research to develop and test eHealth behavioral interventions to improve health outcomes among emerging adults with type 1 diabetes.    00:00 – Introduction and episode preview 06:25 – April’s introduction and early MI story 09:45 – What works to evoke change talk from African-American youth? 15:45 – Process of forming research questions 21:00 – Working with youth and their caregivers 24:00 – What you ask about, and reflect, matters 27:40 – Statements that support autonomy, evoke change talk, and consolidate commitment 40:40 – Developing computerized coding methods 54:00 – The dilemma of research 58:10 – eHealth along a continuum of care 1:05:00 – Developing an eHealth prevention program for childhood cancer survivors 1:10:17 – End of episode Links and contact information: Email: acarcone@med.wayne.edu Twitter: @a_carcone Website: https://familymedicine.med.wayne.edu/profile/ao6558 Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/April-Carcone LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/april-idalski-carcone-7584501/ International Conference on Motivational Interviewing: Website:  https://www.icmi2022.org/  For suggestions, questions and to enquire about training in Motivational Interviewing contact Glenn & Sebastian Email: podcast@glennhinds.com Twitter: ChangeTalking Glenn Hinds Sebastian Kaplan  For all previous episodes CLICK HERE We welcome all donations to support us GBP Thank You. The post Ep 51 – Lessons from the lab: The dynamics of change talk … appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.

MI for Survivors of Violence Glenn and Sebastian were joined by Dr. Kate Watson to discuss the application of MI when working with survivors of violence. Dr. Watson is a public speaker, author, and podcaster.  As the founder of The Advocacy Academy, Dr. Watson is on a mission to build a skilled workforce of advocates to eliminate violence around the world. To date, she has provided training to victim and survivor advocates in 25 states and 9 countries (across 3 continents). On average, Dr. Watson speaks to 10,000 live audience members each year. With her experience working with survivors of violence, she has become an on-going consultant to the US Department of Defense, the Nation al Football League (USA), and to major television networks.  In addition to her speaking and consulting work, Dr. Watson sits on the Board of Directors for The Lady Parts Collective, which is a Los Angeles-based theatre company specializing in the development of work relevant to women in the United States.  She is also a Director Emeritus for the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers. Dr. Watson is the author of the book, Only Trying to Help, which is also the name of her podcast, now entering its 6th season.   00:00 – Introduction and episode preview 04:13 – Kate’s introduction and early MI story 08:30 – The role of an advocate  12:15 – Self-advocacy as change talk 15:15 – Working with the “righting reflex” to amplify the voice of the client 19:20 – Difficult decisions for survivors of violence: counselling with neutrality and hope 24:45 – Paying attention to our signals, and ourselves 30:10 – Using affirmations and seeking permission in respectful ways 38:20 – Viewing change with suspicion 46:25 – Careful use of reflections 50:30 – Tying questions to hopeful outcomes 59:25 – Kate’s book and podcast: “Only Trying to Help” 1:04:32 – End of episode   Contact information and links: – Email: kate@advocacyacademy.org – Twitter: @advokatew For suggestions, questions and to enquire about training in Motivational Interviewing contact Glenn & Sebastian Email: podcast@glennhinds.com Twitter: ChangeTalking Glenn Hinds Sebastian Kaplan  For all previous episodes CLICK HERE We welcome all donations to support us GBP Thank You. The post Ep 50 – MI for Survivors of Violence appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.

Physio-Physical Therapy Glenn and Seb welcomed Maddy Nicholson to the podcast to discuss MI in physio-physical therapy for chronic pain. Maddy has been a registered physiotherapist for 15 years, specialising for 10 years as a clinical specialist physiotherapist in persistent pain management. She is currently working as a senior lecturer and programme leader for physiotherapy at Wrexham Glyndwr University in Wales, UK. Maddy is currently a PhD student at Sheffield Hallam University with Professor Jeff Breckon as director of studies, where she is exploring MI in Musculoskeletal physiotherapy care. She became a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) after attending the training for new trainers (TNT) in Estonia in 2019 and has delivered MI training to psychology trainees, student and registered physiotherapists, sports injury rehabilitation students, occupational therapists, dieticians, substance misuse workers and medical practitioners. Maddy enjoys being involved in the MINT community within events such as MINT UK forum, MINT forum, ‘MINT around the clock’ and the MI ‘playground’. 00:00 – Introduction and episode preview 05:43 – Maddy’s intro and early MI story 11:43 – How does MI fit in the world of a physio? 18:00 – Getting “underneath” the change talk 28:04 – “The swivel chair” story: Letting emotion in the room 33:50 – Using MI in a multidisciplinary approach for chronic pain 46:30 – Genuineness in affirmations 53:55 – Embodying MI as a university lecturer 59:45 – Maddy’s new lecturer role and her Ph.D. 1:04:11 – End of interview 1:04:18 – Maddy’s role play – Using MI with a person with back pain 1:19:50 – Role play debrief 1:46:57 – End of episode Links and contact information: Email: Madeleine.nicholson@glyndwr.ac.uk Twitter: @motivationalmad For suggestions, questions and to enquire about training in Motivational Interviewing contact Glenn & Sebastian Email: podcast@glennhinds.com Twitter: ChangeTalking Glenn Hinds Sebastian Kaplan  For all previous episodes CLICK HERE We welcome all donations to support us GBP Thank You.   The post Ep 49 – Motivational Interviewing in Physio-Physical Therapy appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.

MI in schools Glenn and Sebastian welcomed Andrew Williams, NPQH to the podcast for a fascinating and timely discussion on MI in schools. Andy has taught for 28 years, the last 10 years as Deputy Headteacher at a large secondary school in South Wales. He was the winner of the Pearson’s Teacher of the Year Award in 2000. His work on building a frame for maintaining and repairing relationships has led him to be seconded to work with Chief Constable at Gwent Police Force,  Andy has served alongside the Chief Executive Officer in three Local Authorities and most recently with a Championship Football Club. He has worked closely with Professor Stephen Rollnick on Motivational Interviewing in School and has provided seminars across the world on restorative approaches and the link to mental health and wellbeing. In addition to his work with Professor Rollnick he is now working with Dr Belinda Hopkins on mediation and restorative leadership.  He is a practising Zen Buddhist and lives with his partner Matthew and his young Beagle, Olly.  00:00 – A peek at the episode  05:30 – Andy’s intro and early MI story: Developing a culture in schools that supports quality relationships  09:00 – Community over compliance: “Well-being comes in the slipstream of good learning” 13:15 – Implementation of culture change in schools leads to improvements in behavior and learning  19:10 – How restorative approaches blend with MI and a more inclusive school culture 25:10 – Teachers’ use of MI processes and skills facilitates good learning 30:00 – Why affirmations are more helpful than praise  32:30 – Reintegrating the school community as members return from, and amidst COVID 42:00 – Andy finishing his dissertation on mindfulness with children in schools and other projects 43:51 – End of recording  Links and contact information:  – email: connectandy00@gmail.com  – Website: www.restoreourschools.com For suggestions, questions and to enquire about training in Motivational Interviewing contact Glenn & Sebastian Email: podcast@glennhinds.com Twitter: ChangeTalking Glenn Hinds Sebastian Kaplan  For all previous episodes CLICK HERE We welcome all donations to support us GBP The post Ep 48 – MI in schools appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.

MI in Diabetes Care  Glenn and Sebastian were happy to have Judith Carpenter on the podcast. To discuss MI in diabetes care. Judith has been an MI trainer for over 20 years and a registered dietitian for over 30; Currently working as a Specialist Diabetes Dietitian alongside working as an MI trainer, she integrates MI into her dietetic consultations. Judith became involved in MI in order to improve clinical care with her patients.  Judith started her own training consultancy in 2008 to concentrate on delivering motivational interviewing training and has delivered 100’s of trainings over the past decades to a variety of professionals working in healthcare, social care and other professional groups. She has extensive experience in MI training and helping people to learn MI and is a MINT Certified Trainer [Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers]. She is an active member of MINT, sat on the Board of Directors for this international organisation from 2009-2013, organised MINT’s annual international conference from 2014-2019, and is a current  committee member of the MINT UK and Ireland Chapter.         0:00 – A peek at the episode         3:00 – Judith’s intro and early MI story – “If you change what you do you                           change what you get”          9:00 – Diabetes: Definitions, facts, and impact on people       14:00 – Living with diabetes       18:45 – Responding to your “righting reflex” with “a kind heart”       26:30 – Effective directing       32:00 – What’s been helpful when working with people with diabetes:                                 Curiosity, evoking, and feedback from clients       39:30 – Levelling power imbalances – “I’m a beginner in their world”       42:00 – Engagement        50:30 – More facts about Type I and II diabetes       58:30 – Psychological aspects of diabetes    1:02:00 – Worry about opening “the can of worms” and how MI can help    1:07:30 – Judith embarking on a year of health    1:10:07 – End of recording  Links and contact information: Email: optimalchangeMI@gmail.com Twitter: @optimalchangemi For suggestions, questions and to enquire about training in Motivational Interviewing contact Glenn & Sebastian Email: podcast@glennhinds.com Twitter: ChangeTalking Glenn Hinds Sebastian Kaplan  For all previous episodes CLICK HERE We welcome all donations to support us GBP The post Ep 47 – MI in Diabetes Care  appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.

Reducing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue Glenn and Sebastian welcomed Kristin Dempsey and Ali Hall to the podcast to discuss reducing burnout and compassion fatigue Kristin Dempsey, EdD is a psychotherapist, counselor educator, and Motivational Interviewing Trainer working and living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Kristin has worked in community health settings for over 25 years and specializes in addiction, dual diagnosis, and trauma treatment. She also helps organizations implement motivational interviewing and other evidence based practices and assess organizational responsiveness to employee wellness and trauma informed care. Ali Hall is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), a MINT Certified Trainer, and an independent consultant and trainer. Ali currently serves on the MINT Board of Directors, focusing on professional skill development for MI practitioners and trainers. Ali served as a Lead Trainer for the International MINT Training for New Trainers (TNT) in Warsaw (2019), New Orleans (2018) and Berlin (2015). Ali facilitates Motivational Interviewing (MI) workshops for behavioral health providers, health care providers, wraparound providers, senior service providers, criminal justice professionals. psychologists, and psychiatrists, and provides training for trainers in evidence-based practices. Ali is the co-developer of the Motivational Interviewing Competency Assessment (MICA), a coding and coaching tool for MI skill improvement. She was a subject matter expert for the MI demonstration series “MI with Adolescents” produced by psychotherapy.net CLICK HERE  that includes MI with Adolescents: Core Concepts, MI in Juvenile Justice Settings, MI for Adolescent Health Behavior and MI for Adolescent Substance Use. Ali is also the co-author of the book Motivational Interviewing for Mental Health Clinicians: A Toolkit for Skill Development (2021). 0:00 – Opening/introduction  3:10 – Kristin and Ali’s early MI stories 8:45 – Kristin and Ali’s collaboration story; recent focus on structural issues in organizations that have worsened due to COVID and climate crises. 12:40 – Definitions: Burnout, compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress, and shared trauma 14:00 – Organizational responses to stress 16:00 – Why and how MI might be helpful for burnout 25:00 – MI as a bridge to positive organizational outcomes 31:30 – Why doing MI might be helpful for the practitioner 39:25 – Helping the helpers: Kristin leads a meditation 46:00 – Ali discusses the concept of a self-compassion break 47:45 – Other organizational strategies (e.g. diverse caseloads, offering breaks) 54:00 – What’s ahead for Kristin and Ali: De-Centering dominant cultures in educational materials, collaborations, environmentally conscious gardening, and long-distance swimming For suggestions, questions and to enquire about training in Motivational Interviewing contact Glenn & Sebastian Email: podcast@glennhinds.com Twitter: ChangeTalking Glenn Hinds Sebastian Kaplan  For all previous episodes CLICK HERE We welcome all donations to support us GBP The post Ep 46 – Reducing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.

Effective Psychotherapists with Bill Miller & Terri Moyers Glenn and Sebastian were honored to have Drs. William R. Miller and Theresa B. Moyers, authors of “Effective Psychotherapists”, on Talking to Change. Dr. Miller is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico where he served as Director of Clinical Training for the doctoral program in clinical psychology and as a Founder and Co-Director of the Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions (CASAA).  Miller’s publications include over 60 books and 400 articles and chapters.  Fundamentally interested in the psychology of change, he has focused in particular on the development, testing, and dissemination of behavioral treatments for addictions.  He introduced the method of motivational interviewing (MI) in 1983 and with Dr. Stephen Rollnick has authored three editions of the primary textbook on MI.  With 45 years of experience in addiction research and treatment, he has served as principal investigator for numerous research grants and contracts, founded a private practice group, directed a large public treatment program, and served as a consultant to many organizations including the United States Senate, the World Health Organization, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Institutes of Health.  In recognition of his research contributions, Dr. Miller is a recipient of the international Jellinek Memorial Award, two career achievement awards from the American Psychological Association, and an Innovators in Combating Substance Abuse award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  He maintains an active interest in the interface of spirituality and psychology.  His books have been translated into 28 languages, and the Institute for Scientific Information has listed him as one of the world’s most cited scientists.   Dr. Moyers is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of New Mexico where she specializes in the treatment of addictive behaviors. Her research program focuses on teaching clinicians to use evidence-based treatments including motivational interviewing in the addictions field as well as identifying active ingredients in motivational interviewing. Dr. Moyers has published more than 30 peer-reviewed publications related to motivational interviewing and has presented it at conferences and workshops in 42 States and 16 countries. Dr. Moyers also trains and competes with her Border Collie in dog agility. She finds it a natural fit and uses motivational interviewing to help dog trainers warm up to positive training methods.          0:00 – Opening/introduction          5:37 – Bill’s early MI story: The Norway sabbatical and beyond        11:00 – Bill and Terri’s story of collaboration through research and writing       14:45 – Predicting therapy outcomes beyond techniques       19:40 – Bill and Terri’s most important skill to learn: Empathy and Genuineness       23:47 – The internal experience and the external skill: How therapists develop both       30:20 – What not to do and how you can tell       33:30 – Belief in others matters, both for clients and for therapists       39:28 – Learning the core characteristics through doing and through feedback             51:00 – What Bill and Terri learned from writing the book       58:20 – How MI changed Bill and Terri and what’s on their horizons    1:06:29 – End of recording  Links and contact information: Email for Bill: wrmiller@unm.edu Email for Terri: tmoyers@unm.edu Recent Books: Miller, W. R., & Moyers, T. B. (2021).  Effective psychotherapists: Clinical skills that improve client outcomes.  New York: Guilford Press. Miller, W. R., Forcehimes, A. A., & Zweben, A. (2019).  Treating addiction: A guide for professionals (2nd ed.).  New York: Guilford Press. Miller, W.R. (2018).  Listening well: The art of empathic understanding.  Eugene OR: Wipf & Stock. Miller, W. R. (2017).  Lovingkindness: Realizing and practicing your true self.  Eugene OR: Wipf & Stock. Miller, W. R., & Homer, L. K. (2016). Portals: Two lives intertwined by adoption.  Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock. Steinberg, M., & Miller, W. R. (2015).  Motivational interviewing in diabetes care.  New York:  Guilford Press. Arkowitz, H., Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (Eds.) (2015).  Motivational interviewing in the treatment of psychological problems (2nd ed.).  New York: Guilford Press. Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S.  (2013). Motivational interviewing: Helping people change (3rd ed.).  New York: Guilford Press. Miller, W. R., & Muñoz, R. F. (2013).  Controlling your drinking (2nd ed.).  New York: Guilford Press. For suggestions, questions and to enquire about training in Motivational Interviewing contact Glenn & Sebastian Email: podcast@glennhinds.com Twitter: ChangeTalking Glenn Hinds Sebastian Kaplan  For all previous episodes CLICK HERE We welcome all donations to support us GBP The post Ep 45 – Effective Psychotherapists with Bill Miller & Terri Moyers appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.

Opiate In part two of a pair of episodes on MI for opiate and stimulant use disorders, Glenn and Sebastian happily welcomed Paul Delaney to the podcast. Paul is a clinical supervisor, therapist, adult educationalist and trainer, based in Dublin, Ireland. His background is in the addictions field originally working as an addiction counsellor helping to develop Employee Assistance Programmes. He received his initial training in Motivational Interviewing in 1992 in the UK and after further training he became a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) after attending the first MINT Forum in Malta in 1997. Paul says he was privileged to have been chosen to chair the local host committee for the 20th anniversary meeting of MINT, held in Dublin, Ireland in October 2017. He holds a pilot’s licence and says that in his leisure time he likes nothing better than flying his group’s Cirrus SR20 aircraft, stating that it helps to keep him grounded!           0:00 – Opening/introduction          3:40 – Paul’s early MI story and ongoing work as a substance use counselor and flying instructor        14:30 – Beyond altruism       19:20 – A lovely example of the MI spirit       28:15 – Working with people who misuse opiates and stimulants       33:30 – Avoiding the premature focus trap       41:00 – Supporting autonomy with someone who uses heroin       46:07 – Harm reduction       52:05 – MI and restorative justice       56:51 – End of recording  Links and contact information: Email: pdelaney3@gmail.com  Restorative justice resources: Institute for Restorative Practices: https://www.iirp.edu/ European Forum for Restorative Justice: https://www.euforumrj.org/en For suggestions, questions and to enquire about training in Motivational Interviewing contact Glenn & Sebastian Email: podcast@glennhinds.com Twitter: ChangeTalking Glenn Hinds Sebastian Kaplan  For all previous episodes CLICK HERE We welcome all donations to support us GBP The post Ep 44 – MI & Social Support for Opiate & Stimulant Use Disorders appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.