Category: Conversations About Change: Confidence

When motivational interviewing was initially introduced, it was a way to support clients who perhaps didn’t recognize the importance of changing a behavior. For example, in the case of problem drinking the clinician was oftentimes more aware of the importance. Another situation where MI can be helpful is the situation...

Whether the clinician is supporting the client in building confidence or maintaining confidence, it is important to remember to start with having the client look within to find their own strengths and solutions. It can be very easy for a clinician to want to help and offer suggestions, but for...

Throughout our recent blogs, we have been taking a look at the importance of confidence and the role it plays in behavior change.  We reviewed many strategies to strengthen confidence and discussed how best to respond to confidence talk when it is being expressed by the client. Another key element...

We started the conversation about the importance of confidence in behavior change. And an example was provided where the client wants to make a change but doesn’t have the confidence. The first way suggested to support someone with a lack of confidence was by asking open ended questions. This approach...

This conversation about change has offered many examples of how to build confidence with clients. Today, we will explore both identifying and affirming strengths and reviewing past successes. When we spend time with our clients, we get to know them and learn about their experiences. We often learn about their...

This has been a great conversation on building confidence with our clients and numerous approaches have been discussed. And one experience clients can have is feeling like they are “failing” in their attempts to change and they can get very discouraged. One strategy to work with clients who feel this...