We hope you enjoy our conversation with Dr. Jeff Breckon, Head of Research in the Academy of Sport and Physical Activity at Sheffield Hallam University. Jeff is a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist with membership in both the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and British Psychological Association. He has provided MI training to over 200 organisations across the UK, Europe and North America and delivered the international MI ‘Training New Trainers’ (TNT) programme in Barcelona (June, 2009) and Krakow (October, 2013). Jeff has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers and presented internationally on the role of MI in sport, exercise and health exploring the role of MI and integrative therapies as well as the impact of MI training on workforce development programmes. He is a co-author on an upcoming Guilford text entitled “Coaching Athletes to be their best: Motivational Interviewing in Sports” due out in November 2019)( https://www.guilford.com/books/Coaching-Athletes-toBe-Their-Best/Rollnick-Fader-Breckon-Moyers/9781462541263). He also has three Labradors that keep him busy! Jeff discussed several topics with us pertaining to MI in sport, ranging from the mental health of elite athletes to potential shifts in the culture of sport and how MI might play a role.  0:00 – Opening/introduction 3:05 – Jeff’s early MI story 13:00 – Creating a different culture in Sport: Focus on the athlete 21:00 – “Where’s the therapy?” 25:00 – Challenges and opportunities for MI in elite sport 29:00 – Mental health of the athlete 40:00 – Ambivalence for the athlete 44:15 – Whole systems approach 51:00 – Why MI in sport? 1:00:00 – Jeff and colleagues’ recent writing on MI in sport 1:07:12 – End of recording For any follow-up questions for Jeff, please contact him at J.Breckon@shu.ac.uk 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 14 – Motivational Interviewing in Sports & Performance Settings appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.

cbt Glenn and Sebastian are excited to have Dr. Sylvie Naar on the podcast. Sylvie is a Distinguished Endowed Professor in the College of Medicine’s department of Behavioural Sciences and Social Medicine at Florida State University, where she is the founding director of the Center for Translational Behavioural Science. She is a pediatric health psychologist with over 20 years’ experience as a clinician and researcher. Sylvie has conducted research on health disparities for minority youth living with HIV, diabetes, and obesity through several federally funded projects utilizing Motivational Interviewing to improve health behaviours in adolescents both in randomized clinical trials and in implementation evaluation contexts. She is a co-author of the first textbook focusing on adolescents and young adults for Guildford Press’ Motivational Interviewing series (https://www.guilford.com/books/Motivational-Interviewing-with-Adolescents-and-Young-Adults/Naar-Suarez/9781609180621). She is also the co-author of the first book dedicated to MI and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, also from Guildford Press (https://www.guilford.com/books/Motivational-Interviewing-and-CBT/Naar-Safren/9781462531547). 0:00 – Opening/introduction 4:30 – Sylvie’s early MI story: Maximizing effectiveness of interventions for youth living with HIV 12:00 – Crossing cultural boundaries 13:40 – Exploring Sylvie’s research career integrating MI in treatment of pediatric HIV, diabetes, and obesity 31:00 – Reflections exclusively for change talk statements and supporting autonomy 38:00 – Implementation science in Florida 41:30 – MI and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT): From “shared elements” to resolving common dilemmas 53:30 – How CBT can inform MI practice: “If…then…” planning 55:15 – Training and Implementation of MI in agencies 1:01:00 – Looking towards the 2nd edition of the MI for Adolescents book 1:04:00 – Closing 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 13 – MI with CBT and health behaviour change with adolescents appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.

Glenn and Sebastian welcome Dr. Allan Zuckoff to the podcast. Allan is Vice President for Clinical Program Development at Vital Decisions, a company that provides MI-based telephonic advance care planning services to people with life-limiting illness. Allan is a clinical psychologist who spent more than two decades as a member of the departments of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, where he specialized in the development and study of MI interventions in substance abuse, mental health, and health behavior settings, with an emphasis on treatment engagement. A member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) since 1998, he has been Chair of MINT’s Board of Directors, editor of the MINT Bulletin and the online journal Motivational Interviewing: Training, Research, Implementation, Practice, and a trainer of trainers. In addition to journal articles and chapters, Allan is the author (with Dr. Bonnie Gorscak) of Finding Your Way to Change: How the Power of Motivational Interviewing Can Reveal What You Want and Help You Get There, the first self-guided application of MI, published by Guilford Press (https://www.guilford.com/books/Finding-Your-Way-to-Change/Allan-Zuckoff/9781462520404). In this episode Allan discusses a range of topics including the engaging process, ways of enhancing autonomy support, and the role of self-esteem in MI. 0:00 – Opening/introduction 5:15 – The engaging process 11:00 – Is engaging directional? 21:30 – Markers of engagement 28:30 – Pressure clients feel to change: Internal and external 32:00 – Balance between autonomy support and directionality 38:45 – How do we enhance autonomy support in our clients? 48:00 – Growing as a practitioner 54:00 – What do we notice in our clients that signals strength in our relationship? 1:01:30 – Engagement as a form of intimacy 1:06:00 – The role of self-esteem in MI 1:20:20 – End of recording   The post Ep 12 The Engaging Process, Enhancing Autonomy Support, & Self-Esteem in MI appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.

In this episode of Talking to Change: A Motivational Interviewing Podcast, we had the pleasure of sitting down with David Rosengren, PhD, President and CEO of the Prevention Research Institute (https://www.primeforlife.org/) in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. David is also the author of Building Motivational Interviewing Skills: A Practitioner Workbook (2nd edition) (https://www.guilford.com/books/Building-Motivational-Interviewing-Skills/David-Rosengren/9781462532063). In this episode, David discusses a variety of topics relating to the teaching and learning of Motivational Interviewing. The following is an indexed list of topics:      0:00 – Opening/introduction      2:00 – David’s early experiences learning and training MI     6:15 – Origins of Building Motivational Interviewing Skills: A Practitioner Workbook    10:30 – Demonstrating the ‘Reflection Batting Practice’ exercise    18:15 – Developing a personalised training style    24:00 – Mastery vs. Fluency    29:00 – Interrogative Elaboration    32:45 – The Growth Mindset    40:40 – The Myth of Masked Practice    48:00 – The Branching Script    55:30 – Positive Psychology and Grit   58:40 – Closing Glenn, Seb & David Halloween Night New Orleans 2018 To ask questions of this and previous episodes, or to make suggestions for future content email podcast@glennhinds.com  For more episodes in this series click Talking To Change: A Motivational Interviewing Podcast The post Ep 11 Teaching & Learning MI appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.

In the latest instalment of Talking to Change: A Motivational Interviewing Podcast, we were joined by Tim Apodaca, licensed psychologist and associate professor of paediatrics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA. Tim is a clinician and researcher who devotes much of his work on the use of MI with adolescents experiencing complex life challenges. In this episode, Tim shared his ideas on affirmations through case illustrations and findings from his research on how MI works. The following is an indexed list of topics that Glenn, Sebastian, and Tim discuss:   0:00 – Opening/introduction 3:00 – What is an affirmation? 7:30 – Affirmation or praise? 12:00 – Genuine affirmations with case discussion 25:30 – Eliciting goals and values 34:00 – Research on connection between affirmations and change talk 41:00 – Importance of curiosity 47:30 – The “tone” of MI 51:20 – Affirmations with adolescents and families 1:01:00 – Research on “envisioning the future” with clients 1:06:20 – Closing   To ask questions of this and previous episodes, or to make suggestions for future content email podcast@glennhinds.com  For more episodes in this series click Talking To Change: A Motivational Interviewing Podcast The post Ep 10 Affirmations in Motivational Interviewing appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.

In this episode we welcome Majella Greene, a registered social worker with master’s degrees in applied positive psychology and social work policy and research. Majella, who hails from London, UK, has numerous personal and professional interests, including human emotions, self-fulfilment, resilience, positive experiences and those difficult experiences that enable us to grow. Majella shares her ideas on how MI and positive psychology fit together to help clients reach their potential. The following is an indexed list of topics that Glenn, Sebastian, and Majella discuss: 0:00 – Opening/introduction 2:45 – What is Positive Psychology? 7:00 – Flourishing through the full range of emotions 9:50 – Why call it Positive? 14:00 – Challenges in Research 21:40 – MI, Positive Psychology, and Social Work 29:40 – Examples of Positive Psychology in Practice 39:00 – Importance of Nonverbal Communication 47:00 – “Theme Tunes” 50:00 – What’s on your mind lately? Trauma Informed Practice; Practitioner Burnout 56:00 – Closing   Majella’s Theme Tune: The Darkness – I Believe in a Thing Called Love: https://youtu.be/tKjZuykKY1I Sebastian’s Theme Tune: Curtis Blow – Basketball: https://youtu.be/_shxzlTRK44 Glenn’s Theme Tune: Pharrell Williams – Happy: https://youtu.be/ZbZSe6N_BXs    For suggestions, questions and to learn more about our on-line training workshops and seminars 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 9 MI & Positive Psychology appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.

In episode eight we talk with Dee-Dee Stout, clinician, trainer, and author on the intersection between Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Trauma Informed Practice (TIP). Dee-Dee discusses how not focusing on symptoms in favour of engagement with clients who have experienced trauma can make the work more effective and rewarding for the client and practitioner alike. Here is an indexed list of topics: 0:00 – Opening/Introduction 4:30 – What is Trauma Informed Practice? (TIP) 8:00 – Transforming the System: Application of TIP in a Domestic Violence Shelter 21:00 – Collaboration and Engagement 23:45 – Autonomy Support 27:45 – More on Engagement and the MI Spirit 39:45 – Moving Beyond Symptoms in Clinical Settings 44:45 – Recent Interests: MI and TIP with Families – Families for Sensible Drug Policy 49:10 – Closing For suggestions, questions and to learn more about our on-line training workshops and seminars 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 8 Trauma Informed Practice and MI appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.

In episode seven the co-founder of Motivational Interviewing Steve Rollnick describes the development and future directions of MI and explores his journey, with Bill Miller, of translating MI from a world of specialist psychology to one of everyday practice. Time Index;- 0. Introductions & Steve Rollnick bio 2.30. The developmental chronology of MI 10.10. The fundamental elements (jewels) of MI Practice and effectiveness 15.14. The negative consequences of stress in helping environments and MI practitioners 18.55. Recognising the practitioner’s ‘state’ and it’s influence on helping encounters 22.40. Attitudes and skills explored 29.40. Affirmations 36.19. Evoking 45.55. Advice giving 50.45. Steve’s questions for practitioners to consider while reflecting on MI attitude and practice 56.00. Time limited interventions 1.03.20. What NOT to do in MI 1.06.20. Drawing to a close. Exploring the future directions of MI 1.13.08 Contact details for Steve, the podcast, resources and links. 1.17.18 End   To ask questions of this and previous episodes, or to make suggestions for future content email podcast@glennhinds.com The post Ep 7 Steve Rollnick on the development, future and practice of MI appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.

Change Talk (Client Language In Helping Conversations) In the sixth episode of Talking to Change: A Motivational Interviewing Podcast, Glenn and Sebastian explore change talk with Theresa Moyers, PhD, associate professor of psychology at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Terri shares her ideas on the importance of client language within MI based on her extensive experiences as a clinician and researcher on the treatment of addictive behaviours. The following is an indexed list of topics that Glenn, Sebastian, and Terri discuss: 0:00 – Opening/introduction 2:00 – What is change talk and why does it matter? 14:30 – Desire talk 16:30 – Sustain talk 19:00 – Other elements of change talking 23:30 – Is change talking all about behaviour? 27:00 – Change talking: Smoke or fire? 34:00 – Talking one’s self into change 37:00 – The clinician as influencer: “The waitress test” 45:00 – Client language within an empathic relationship 55:00 – Learning MI 59:00 – What’s on your mind lately? Dog training 1:06:00 – Closing For suggestions, questions and to enquire about training in Motivational Interviewing contact Glenn & Sebastian Email: podcast@glennhinds.com X (Twitter) ChangeTalking Glenn Hinds Sebastian Kaplan  For all previous episodes CLICK HERE We welcome all donations to support us GBP All Episodes The post Ep 6 – Change Talk (Client Language In Helping Conversations) appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.

Carl Rogers, Person Centred Helping and Motivational Interviewing   Glenn and Sebastian welcomed Dr Christopher C. Wagner to the podcast to explore Carl Rogers, Person Centred Helping and Motivational Interviewing. Chris is an associate professor, licensed clinical psychologist, and certified rehabilitation counselor. His scholarship focuses on motivational interviewing (MI) and interpersonal processes in mental health/substance abuse treatment. He has focused on expanding MI theory and practice to a broader focus than originally conceived as well as developing MI group psychotherapy. He is the lead author on the MI in Groups book that is part of the official Guilford Press series on MI. His practice and training has included outpatient, inpatient and residential treatment of individuals and groups with a variety of health, mental health and addiction problems.   Contact information Email  ccwagner@vcu.edu.   For suggestions, questions and to enquire about training in Motivational Interviewing contact Glenn & Sebastian   Email: podcast@glennhinds.com   X (Twitter) ChangeTalking Glenn Hinds Sebastian Kaplan   For all previous episodes CLICK HERE   We welcome all donations to support us GBP All Episodes The post Ep 5 Carl Rogers (Person Centred Helping) appeared first on Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants.