Category: MI Process: Planning

The process of creating a change plan continues to focus on change talk. This is very similar to the other processes that also includes collaboration, use of OARS, and movement towards change. We want to pay particular attention to the client’s words as they discuss how they would like things...

Exploring the plan the client would like to implement can be a very powerful experience because the client takes ownership of what they think will work best. Since the client knows themselves better than anyone else, they are in the best position to decide what plan to pursue first. This...

There is one final conversation to have with your clients before they are ready to move forward with their change plan. The last discussion to have involves considering what obstacles may come up along the way. Thinking ahead and preparing for how to address certain situations can be an extremely...