Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing
- Affirmations. Don't be overly ingratiating.
- "You showed a lot of strength/determination..."
- Asking permission to give advice.
- "Do you mind if we talk about..."
- "Are you interested in learning more about..."
- "What do you know about..."
- Normalizing. Show that difficulty changing is not uncommon
- "A lot of people are concerned about..."
- Open-ended questions
- "What makes you think that..."
- "What was that like..."
- Reflective listening and summaries. Paraphrase responses back to to student
- "It sounds like..."
- "What I hear you saying..."
- "It seems like..."
- "On the one hand..., but on the other hand..."
- "[summarize]...it's easy to understand why you want to change"
- Amplified Reflection. Reflect back in an exaggerated form.
- "so it seems that...[exaggerate the reflection]"
- Double-sided reflection. Use 'and'
- "It seems that...and...you have to do this in order to pass the class."
- Change talk. Get student to state change reasons. Really grab onto change talk and build it.
- "What makes you think you need to change?"
- "What will happen if you don't change?"
- "How can I help you get past..."
- "What is the BEST/WORST thing you can imagine if...?"
- Pros and cons of change. Helps move students towards readiness to change.
- "What are some of the good things..."
- "What could some of the bad things if..."
- For people showing resistance. Use paradoxical statements to get students to argue for change.
- "It sounds like you have a lot going on...change isn't a priority for you right now."
- Columbo approach. Deal with discrepancies by stating differences between what students are saying and their behavior. Foster curious inquiry without judgment.
- "Help me understand...one the one hand you say...but on the other hand you do..."
- Response to 'I don't know:' "No really...I really want to know what you think.....no really...I really want to know what you think."
- MI Sandwich. Build rapport [OARS], then do task/class with MI sprinkled in, then close class with change talk and affirmations.