Hiring managers adapt to evolving hiring and career development techniques. One method that stands out for its profound impact on both the interviewer and interviewee is motivational interviewing.

Motivational interviewing (MI) is a person-centred, directive counselling approach designed to elicit and strengthen intrinsic motivation for behaviour change. Grounded in principles of empathy, ...

Traditional approaches to health promotion involve clinicians imparting knowledge to patients and ‘telling' patients what changes they should make to benefit their health. This so-called ‘fixing ...

The AHRQ EvidenceNOW initiative, launched in 2019, implemented a comprehensive approach to help primary care practices reduce stigma and better serve patients who exhibit risky or harmful alcohol use.

Most of us have had periods of our lives when we did not make the healthiest choices. Maybe you needed to lose weight, or your cholesterol was too high. Maybe you went through a stressful period when ...

The University at Buffalo Motivational Interviewing Center (UBMIC) has only been in operation for two years, but it is already making an impact on the local, state and national levels. The UBMIC ...

Successful use requires us to change our thinking about ourselves. I once had a patient do what I said. I said, “Quit smoking.” And he did. OK, maybe this has happened more than once. But wouldn't it ...

Motivational interviewing was originally developed to address addiction, but today it can help treat alcohol use disorder, substance use disorder, smoking, weight management, physical health ...