Ep 7 Steve Rollnick on the development, future and practice of MI
Ep 7 Steve Rollnick on the development, future and practice of MI
Glenn Hinds Steve Rollnick on Motivational Interviewing
How has Motivational Interviewing developed, and what matters most in its practice? In Episode 7 of Talking to Change, Glenn Hinds and Sebastian Kaplan talk with Professor Steve Rollnick, co-founder of Motivational Interviewing, about the development, practice and future of MI.
Steve reflects on the development of MI with William R. Miller and its journey from specialist addiction treatment towards everyday conversations across health, social care and other helping settings.
The discussion explores what sits at the heart of effective Motivational Interviewing practice. Steve considers the attitudes and skills practitioners bring to conversations, the effects of stress on helping relationships and the importance of noticing our own state before and during an interaction. These themes connect closely with the Spirit of Motivational Interviewing and the collaborative way practitioners seek to work with people.
Steve also discusses practical aspects of MI, including affirmations, evoking, giving advice and working within time-limited encounters. He reflects on common mistakes, questions practitioners can use when reviewing their own practice, and possible future directions for Motivational Interviewing.
In this episode
- 0:00 – Introduction and Steve Rollnick’s background
- 2:30 – The development of Motivational Interviewing
- 10:10 – Fundamental elements of effective MI practice
- 15:14 – Stress in helping environments and its impact on practitioners
- 18:55 – Recognising the practitioner’s state and its influence on helping encounters
- 22:40 – Attitudes and skills
- 29:40 – Affirmations
- 36:19 – Evoking
- 45:55 – Giving advice
- 50:45 – Questions for reflecting on MI attitude and practice
- 56:00 – Time-limited interventions
- 1:03:20 – What not to do in MI
- 1:06:20 – Future directions for Motivational Interviewing
- 1:13:08 – Contact details, resources and links
- 1:17:18 – End
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