Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a client‐centred, directive counselling method designed to strengthen personal motivation and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring an individual’s ...

The scientific method has provided the profession of social work what it has provided so many other professions that utilize the rigors of research to produce new knowledge. It has made social work ...

Columbus, OH—Scott Gerhard, MA, LSW, of our Center will present a training session, titled "Why Won't My Clients Do What I Tell Them To?," at a meeting of the Ohio Chief Probation Officers Association ...

When trying to convince someone to take action, our words matter – even more so when talking to a young person. If you have ever parented a child or worked with youth, you have likely witnessed that ...

Motivational interviewing is designed to enhance communication between first responders and patients in crisis situations. Last week, health care providers from Ute Pass Community Paramedics and Upper ...

Vaping, cannabis use, alcohol use, prescription stimulant misuse—these, and other addictive behaviors, affect a substantial number of adolescents in the United States, yet how should clinicians ...

Over the course of four sessions, my patient, Stacey, and I worked toward her goals of sleeping more, checking her email less and spending more quality time with her family. She successfully developed ...

Large language model-based chatbots can't effectively recognize users' motivation when they are hesitant about making healthy behavior changes, but they can support those who are committed to take ...