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
