What kinds of changes are we trying to get teens to make?

What would help you? More information, persuasion, threats, a listening ear, compassion, support?

Decisional Balance

What is Motivational Interviewing? It is a technique used in conversations about behavior change, in which the teacher or parent carefully attends to the teen’s own language advocating for change. It is using particular skills to design conversations in such a way that makes it more likely that teens will explore the possibility of a change they want to make, and then creating steps to make that change. It is NOT the practice of “getting teens to do what we want them to do.”

Basically, it is a partnership.

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When a person decides for him or herself what change they want to make it is authentic and meaningful for them…. it is more likely that they will Make the change.

How are things now?

Four Overlapping Processes Engaging: Can I support you? Focusing: What to Change? Evoking: Why Change? Planning: How to Change?

O A R S (MI interviewing skills) • Open-ended questions • Affirming • Reflecting and • Summarizing • Plus- Advice with permission

Change Talk vs. Sustain Researchers have found that people change that which they speak out loud. Therefore, your job is to facilitate the process of helping teens to verbalize their desire to change, and assist them as they plan for that change.

How can you weave this thinking into what you are already doing?

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