MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING

Explore Motivational Interviewing (MI) and its application in coaching.

Analyze the 4 MI general principles.

Incorporate nonviolent communication in coaching practice.

OBJECTIVES

MI is a “gentle” form of counseling to effect behavioral changes related to lifestyle. It is not directive, but taps into the individual’s motivation to change.

1. Expressed Empathy

Listen to story

Resist trying to “fix”

Avoid confusing pity and sympathy with empathy

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

2. Develop Discrepancy between current behaviors and desired goals and values.

Explore how they can reach these goals using open ended questions. Reflection

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

3. Roll with Resistance People don’t resist change so much as being changed.

Explore barriers

The client has all the answers Avoid

advising educating consoling correcting explaining interrogating

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

4. Support self-effi cacy to initiate and sustain change

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Generate a gap—between current behaviors and stated values and interests

Roll with resistance—seek to clarify, reinforce client’s role as a problem-solver

Avoid argumentation—promotes resistance

Can do—increase client perception as capable, offer options, instill hope, affi rm positive statements

Expressed empathy—create sacred space to explore diffi culty issues, reflective listening

GRACE

What is good about how things are now What is not good about how things are now

    

 

The benefits of change The benefits of not changing

    

 

DECISIONAL BALANCE

READINESS RULER

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WHY

AM

I

TALKING

WAIT

Values and honors our common humanity in such a way that there is no need for language of blame, judgment or domination.

NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION

Observations

Feelings

Needs

Requests

4 ELEMENTS OF NVC