Listen to this blog post Affirmations seek to find and bring forward a person’s Positive efforts Positive traits Positive quality Positive skills Positive characteristics Positive values Affirmations focus on the Positive, we notice these in a conversation and then cruicially, we then restate them back to the person. John Whitson-Russell Read more…
How do I develop discrepancy in Motivational Interviewing? History of Developing Discrepancy It was born from Festinger’s (1957) Dissonance Theory. You have cognitive dissonance when you hold two or more conflicting beliefs or behaviours What is Developing Discrepancy? Building awareness and creating a gap in the difference between one’s current behaviour and a Read more…
What gets in the way of listening? Where do the 12 Roadblocks to listening come from? Invented by Thomas Gordon, a student of Carol Rogers, the 12 roadblocks detail 12 things that get in the way of effective listening What are the 12 Roadblocks Ordering, Directoring or Commanding Warning or Read more…