JCS Pro-Tips

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In Pro Tip #28, Bob shares a statement from Bill Miller and Steve Rollnick on the possibility that MI can be protective against compassion fatigue and burnout.

In Pro-Tip #27, Bob shares a beautiful thought from Carl Rogers, this time on the risk to ourselves of seeking to understand another person.

In Pro Tip #26, Bob discusses what the research has shown about the applicability and impact of MI with people that identify as racial or cultural minorities.

In #25, Bob explains how the attribute of genuineness can be brought into an MI conversation.

In Pro Tip #24, Bob shares some ideas for helping us resist that impulse to give advice or make suggestions, and to share our expertise in a more MI-consistent way.

In #23, Bob offers a furry metaphor for the roles that questions and reflections can play in an MI conversation.

In Pro-Tip #22, Bob shares some thoughts from Carl Rogers on human growth.

Pro Tip #21: Part Three is the last of a three-part series on the importance and confidence rulers.

Enjoy Pro Tip #21: Part Two of a three-part series on the importance and confidence rulers.

This Pro Tip #21 is Part One of a three-part series on the importance and confidence rulers.

In Pro Tip #20, Bob talks about overshooting reflections and their particular usefulness as responses to sustain talk.

In Pro-Tip #19, Bob discusses using a particular kind of complex reflection to help a person to share further in a conversation.