For this week’s initial post, discuss the following (about a good paragraph on each bullet):

What are the potential “pitfalls” when an ambivalent client meets a helper who has the “righting reflex?”
Briefly name and discuss the four key interrelated elements of the “spirit of MI.”
Watch the video:  The Effective Physician: Motivational Interviewing Demonstration and then look at chapter 2 of the Miller & Rollnick text, and then discuss how the physician is following all four elements of the spirit of MI.
Dr. Jenkins talks about how we can use the “stages of change” model with those who are ambivalent about accepting Christ.  Pick either “Precontemplation” or “Contemplation” (you can internet search for “stages of change” pretty easy, or go to The Stages of Change. Briefly explain what a person who is in that stage without Christ looks like, and how we can help them move towards the “Preparation”                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Learn