5-Minute MI

Book excerpt: If you're a healthcare provider or health coach, you CAN use motivational interviewing effectively, even when you have less than 10 minutes with a client. Have you fallen into the trap of trying to 'cover it all' with your client in a short amount of time, only to have it backfire as they stare blankly at you? The techniques and tips outlined in this book will give you the tools you need to most effectively use whatever time you have.This book is the most practical and usable MI reference you'll ever find. We've included many of the settings dietitians, nurses, diabetes educators and health coaches are likely to encounter. We've attempted to cover a wide range of disease states and lifecycle conditions, as well as a variety of client personalities.For each, we've included loads of counseling vignettes, with dialogue you may frequently hear from clients, as well as suggestions on how you might respond. For each vignette, we've included the total time, so you can see just how effective 5-7 minutes can be! Note: When you purchase this book, you also get access to 5 1-hour webinars, each focused on a specific challenge area for short-stint MI. You'll also hear actual dialogue between a client and professional, to give you more ideas about troubleshooting your use of MI in a short timeframe.Ready to set aside your "fixing" reflex and put your client in the driver's seat? Let's get started.