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Guides for practicing Motivational Interviewing

Short, practical guides on deliberate practice, AI simulation, and keeping MI skills after training.

  1. Practice plan

    How to practice Motivational Interviewing after a workshop

    Skill decay, a 4-week plan, and where AI practice fits.

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  2. Options compared

    Alternatives to traditional Motivational Interviewing workshops

    Online courses, peer practice, coaching and AI simulation: what each can and can’t replace.

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  3. Skills explainer

    OARS skills explained (with practice examples)

    Open questions, affirmations, reflections, summaries — plain definitions, examples, and drills.

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  4. Skills explainer

    Change talk and sustain talk: how to hear them and how to respond

    DARN-CAT, what sustain talk sounds like, and how to respond to each without arguing for change.

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  5. Practice guide

    How to practice OARS and change talk

    Six drills with model responses, how to review your own practice, and where AI tools fit.

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  6. Skills explainer

    Stages of change in Motivational Interviewing, with example patient language

    The five stages with example patient language, and what to practise at each one.

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  7. Skills explainer

    MI Spirit explained: partnership, acceptance, compassion, evocation

    Partnership, acceptance, compassion, evocation — as behaviours you can hear, not a mood.

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  8. Fidelity explainer

    MITI 4.2.1 for clinicians: what fidelity scores mean in practice

    Globals, behavior counts, and how to use fidelity feedback for practice — not as a credential.

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  9. Reference

    Motivational Interviewing glossary

    Short definitions of the terms the other guides use, from affirmation to sustain talk.

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  10. Buyer's guide

    AI Motivational Interviewing practice tools compared (2026)

    Honest comparison of AI MI practice apps and platforms.

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