🎯 Core MI Skills
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Practice Open questions, Affirmations, Reflections, and Summaries with guided exercises
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Practice using simple, complex and double-sided reflections
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Practice working with defensive or pushback responses from clients
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Practice evoking change talk using different MI strategies and techniques
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Practice identifying and responding appropriately to client language that supports or opposes change
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Practice transitioning from evoking motivation to collaborative planning when clients are ready
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Practice using scaling questions to explore importance and confidence for change
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Practice asking permission before giving advice and information in MI conversations
🧩 Gambling Windows
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Use client's actual PGSI assessment responses to naturally introduce gambling topics into conversation
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Use client's actual PGSI assessment responses to naturally introduce gambling topics into conversation
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Help clients discover connections between their substance use and gambling patterns using MI techniques
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Build discrepancy between client's gambling behavior and their values using their PGSI responses
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Select and introduce therapeutic strategies that match this client's specific needs and readiness level