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4 Essential Processes in Teaching and Learning
How can we bridge the teaching/learning gap? The evidence-based clinical practice model that I use and teach, Motivational Interviewing, is a respectful and collaborative way to talk...
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Resist the Righting Reflex
Unsolicited advice is the junk mail of life (Bern Williams, in Miller & Rollnick) Compassionate listening – stepping back and allowing learners to individually explore their...
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Reflective Listening: The most powerful tool in the tool-box?
TO LISTEN Ears + Eyes + Undivided Attention + Heart Group facilitation is more about listening than speaking Facilitating groups is a delicate art: groups progress through certain...
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Classroom Management 101
Why it’s less about managing the class than joining with the group Recently overheard in a high school classroom: “F#*% you…sir!” Wow: Did I just witness respect + disrespect...
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The most challenging class ever
Here’s what the ultimate teaching challenge might look like…and in the future it may be the rule rather than the exception A new book, Motivational Interviewing in Groups (Wagner...
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Perceived versus Actual Practice in Motivational Interviewing (MI)
“What I don’t know I don’t know” – That’s the most essential learning In nearly every course or workshop I teach on Motivational Interviewing (MI), there are nearly always...
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Motivating Your Audience
Every audience comes with varying levels of motivation to learn: What can you do to engage them? A recurring challenge in facilitating continuing professional education workshops...
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Presentation Secrets (1)
A small investment that can add big value to your training or workshop People attend courses and workshops for a variety of reasons: some are there to learn, some are forced...
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Presentation Secrets (2)
Where does it hurt? That’s the key diagnostic question whether you’re a presenter or a clinician A common clinical dilemma in counselling practice is when the practitioner is more...
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Reflective Listening Reflections
The latte factor in Motivational Interviewing Reflective listening, as it’s used in Motivational Interviewing, can include both simple (content-focused) and complex...
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Who was your favourite teacher?
Take a moment and consider…who was your absolute favourite teacher? What was it about him or her that had such an impact? What was so memorable about this person’s qualities and...
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How can we effectively motivate change?
Reflections on motivation and why people change How to motivate change is a big question for clinical educators and practitioners because someone else’s behaviour change is, in...
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Lost in Translation
When words (and worlds) collide This week I facilitated a webinar on Motivational Interviewing for members of the Ontario Association of Social Workers. I like how webinars offer...
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Reflective Listening 101
Why is Reflective Listening so difficult? And so important to clinical practice? We all want to be understood – that’s the major impetus for any form of communication. And the...
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The Basics of Motivational Interviewing
Motivational interviewing is a form of collaborative conversation for strengthening a person’s own motivation and commitment to change. In a recent workshop I presented on Motivational...
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Motivational Interviewing: Affirm Autonomy
Why is it sometimes so hard to accept the personal agency of others? Yesterday’s continuing professional education workshop on Motivational Interviewing was an absolute joy. Just me and 10...
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Email tips for when the going gets rough
The spirit and skills of Motivational Interviewing (MI) can transform even the most delicate email conversations Responding to email can be tricky at the best of times, and when emotions run high...
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Advancing Practice in Group Facilitation
It’s not our problem – it’s the group’s problem! Last week I had the pleasure of working with a number of seasoned group therapists around advancing their practice in group facilitation. It is a...
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How to start – and end – your next presentation with impact!
Begin with the ending, end with the beginning The best presentations are structured like a really good story, with a clear beginning, middle and end. Dale Carnegie’s famous axiom offers a skeleton...
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