Ep 6 – Change Talk (Client Language In Helping Conversations)
Ep 6 – Change Talk (Client Language In Helping Conversations)
Glenn Hinds Change Talk in Motivational Interviewing
Why does change talk matter in Motivational Interviewing? In Episode 6 of Talking to Change, Glenn Hinds and Sebastian Kaplan talk with Theresa Moyers, PhD, about change talk in Motivational Interviewing and the importance of client language in conversations about change. Terri draws on her extensive experience as a clinician and researcher in the treatment of addictive behaviours.
Change talk refers to a person’s own language in favour of change. Rather than supplying arguments for change, an MI practitioner listens for and responds to the person’s own motivations, values, concerns and intentions. The episode explores why this language matters, how it may develop during a conversation and the practitioner’s role in creating conditions in which it can emerge.
The discussion also examines sustain talk, the language that favours maintaining the status quo. Terri considers the relationship between change talk, sustain talk and behaviour, as well as the importance of empathy and reflective listening when responding to client language.
The following episode index highlights the main topics discussed:
In this episode
- 0:00 – Opening and 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 talk
- 23:30 – Is change talk all about behaviour?
- 27:00 – Change talk: smoke or fire?
- 34:00 – Talking oneself into change
- 37:00 – The clinician as influencer: “The waitress test”
- 45:00 – Client language within an empathic relationship and reflective listening
- 55:00 – Learning and developing Motivational Interviewing
- 59:00 – What’s on your mind lately? Dog training
- 1:06:00 – Closing
Listen to Episode 6: Change Talk
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