How to Elicit Long Lasting Change
Motivational Interviewing (MI) has become a popular approach in promoting client adherence (Alperstein & Sharpe, 2016). Alperstein and Sharpe studied the effectiveness of MI on improving patient adherence, pain, and physical function. They found that there is a significant improvement in the outcomes when utilizing MI. How do I use this in my practice? Well, pain isn't as simple as doing these exercises. You probably all know that. Often clients will commit to doing them for 1-2 weeks and not understand why they are still in pain when they are inconsistent. Part of this is the lack of education , the other half is MOTIVATION. I have learned that the best way to motivate my clients is to find what motivates them at the deepest levels. Motivational interviewing clients help you get there in a systematic way while placing more agency on the client, this is also great for preventing compassion fatigue and provider burnout. MI is difficult at first. It almost seems unnatural. With p...
