Miller, W.R. and Rollnick, S. (2012). Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change (Third Edition). Guilford Press, NY. A must-read for anyone interested in ...

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative therapeutic approach that focuses on helping individuals who are ambivalent about change in their behaviors. MI centers on the individual, supports ...

It’s tempting for a Philosophical Counselor to use the Socratic Method. After all, it was Socrates who set so many of us on the quest to live the examined life. As it turns out, though, an alternative ...

The University at Buffalo Motivational Interviewing Center (UBMIC) has only been in operation for two years, but it is already making an impact on the local, state and national levels. The UBMIC ...

Don’t try to change someone else’s mind. Instead, help them find their own motivation to change. By Adam Grant Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist at the Wharton School. His research focuses ...