My Dietitian Journey Podcast

Motivational Interviewing for Dietitians

Episode Summary

In this episode, Felicia reviews motivational interviewing and how to implement in sessions with patients. Research about motivational interviewing and the components: the spirit, processes, and skills (OARS) are all covered.

Episode Notes

Resources and Research

Molly Kellogg Free Tips: https://mollykellogg.com/counseling-tips/ 

The Four Processes in MI: https://mollykellogg.com/tip-114-the-four-processes-in-motivational-interviewing/

MINT: https://motivationalinterviewing.org/understanding-motivational-interviewing 

Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/soul-console/202307/compassion-is-more-than-niceness

[1] Kazemi J, Rahmati F. Comparing the effectiveness of motivational interviewing and self-development education on type II diabetes mellitus patients' lifestyle. J Educ Health Promot. 2021;10:434. Published 2021 Nov 30. doi:10.4103/jehp.jehp_860_20 

[2] Steffen PLS, Mendonça CS, Meyer E, Faustino-Silva DD. Motivational Interviewing in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Arterial Hypertension in Primary Health Care: An RCT. Am J Prev Med. 2021;60(5):e203-e212. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2020.12.015 

[3] Hardcastle, S.J., Taylor, A.H., Bailey, M.P. et al. Effectiveness of a motivational interviewing intervention on weight loss, physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk factors: a randomised controlled trial with a 12-month post-intervention follow-up. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 10, 40 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-10-40