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When we arrive with our clients at the planning process, there are conversations that need to be had about how to move forward. For some clients, it may be very clear how to proceed because they have tried to change the same behavior in the past. Other clients may have...

The planning process can be a dynamic process as the client moves from motivation to action. There is a great deal of information and research about the evoking process but not as much related to planning. We do know that we, as clinicians, must be careful and not give advice...

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鈥檚 words as they discuss how they would like things...

As we move into the last of the four basic MI processes, we will be focusing on the language and the creation of a personalized change plan. There are numerous frameworks for how change plans are created but the key is for it to be developed with primary input from...

If you feel like a client is ready to move from evoking to planning, the best approach is to ask. We have talked about several ways to get to this point, and then it is time to see where the client would like to go. You will likely have a...

If you remember from the last blog, an approach was discussed where the clinician provides a summary of all the change talk the client has expressed. The clinician shares back with the client all the motivations they have verbalized. Then, the clinician asks the key question to the client about...

As we continue to explore the numerous ways a client may move from evoking to planning, an approach that can be beneficial is for the clinician to provide a summary of all the change talk the client has expressed. The clinician is sharing back to the client all the motivations...

In this blog series, we have been discussing the movement from evoking to planning. We have looked at numerous approaches to facilitate the client exploring possible change. Hopefully, there are some good discussions about where the client is at in the moment, and where they would like to be in...

As we have been exploring, there are numerous signs that a client may be ready to make a change in their lives. We know that most clients will have some ambivalence about a possible change. It may be because they want to keep things the way that they are, the...

There are many indications that a client may be ready to make a change. We have been discussing signs and language that tell us a client is leaning in that direction. Another statement we may hear from a client is when they are thinking about what it may look and...

When a client begins to lean towards making a change, they may also begin to take a small step in that direction. It may be a 鈥渂aby step鈥� but it is still a step towards change. It is important to acknowledge any movement towards change in a positive way to...

When we have a sense that a client may be ready to transition from evoking to planning, what language do we want to hear that indicates this readiness? In most cases, it is language that describes their desire, ability, reasons, and need to change.  The more that we hear this...