Lions and Tigers and Bears MI!

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You know Motivational Interviewing (MI) as an evidence-based intervention that promotes behavior change… would you like to explore further? Join longtime colleagues and Motivational Interviewing Network Trainers Amy Shanahan and Paul Warren as they discus

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    • Jun 17, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 33 EPISODES


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    Episode 33: Coaching Samples & Session Structure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 67:48


    In episode 33, Amy and Paul welcome return guest Billie Jo Smith to discuss coaching samples and session structure.

    Episode 32: MI Consistent and Strengths-based Coaching

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 58:41


    In episode 32, Paul and Amy welcome a guest to discuss MI consistent and strengths-based coaching.

    Episode 31: Why Coaching is Essential to Establishing & Refining the Practice of MI

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 66:59


    In episode 31, Paul and Amy welcome a guest to discuss why coaching is essential to establishing and refining the practice of MI.

    Episode 30: Ambivalence and Motivation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 75:53


    In episode 30, Paul and Amy welcome a guest to discuss the practice of ambivalence and motivation in MI.

    Episode 29: MI Consistent Approach to Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 70:18


    In episode 29, Paul and Amy welcome a guest to discuss an MI consistent approach to planning.

    Episode 28- An MI Consistent Approach to Engaging

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 62:26


    In episode 28, Paul and Amy welcome a guest to discuss an MI consistent approach to engaging.

    Episode 27- Identifying Behavior Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 71:22


    In episode 27, Paul and Amy welcome a guest to discuss identifying behavior change.

    Episode 26- Exploring Behavior Change and Focus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 67:24


    In episode 26, Amy and Paul welcome a repeat guest Billie Jo Smith to discuss exploring behavior change and focus.

    Episode 25: Seeking Deeper Understanding

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 76:05


    In episode 25, Amy and Paul welcome a guest to discuss seeking deeper understanding.

    Episode 24: Focusing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 59:30


    In episode 24, Amy and Paul welcome a guest to discuss focusing.

    Episode 23: Affirmations- Simple vs Complex

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 68:55


    In episode 23, Paul and Amy welcome a guest to discuss simple versus complex affirmations.

    Episode 22: Task Three-Evoking

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 82:06


    In episode 22, Paul and Amy welcome a guest to discuss evoking. The role play script is available at https://mtplainsattc.org/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-mi/

    Episode 21: Listening to Understand Before Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 61:49


    In episode 21, Paul and Amy welcome guest Dr. Kate Speck to discuss listening to understand before planning.

    Episode 20: Teaching MI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 74:20


    In episode 20, Paul and Amy welcome a guest to discuss teaching Motivational Interviewing.

    Episode 19: Reflections- Simple vs. Complex

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 73:00


    In episode 19, Paul and Amy welcome two guests to discuss simple and complex reflections.

    Episode 18: Changes in the new edition of Motivational Interviewing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 88:28


    In episode 18, Paul and Amy discuss changes to the upcoming edition of Motivational Interviewing with MI practitioner, Helen Kaplan.

    Episode 17: An MI Consistent Approach in Supervision

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 48:38


    In episode 17, Paul and Amy discuss the use of MI within clinical supervision in the human services field.

    Episode 16: Institutional and Programmatic Expectations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 58:51


    In episode 16, Paul and Amy discuss an MI consistent approach regarding institutional and programmatic expectations.

    Episode 15: Motivational Interviewing in Groups with Dr. Karen Ingersoll

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 53:51


    In episode 15, Paul and Amy welcome guest and author of Motivational Interviewing in Groups, Dr. Karen Ingersoll.

    Episode 14: MI and Clients Mandated to Services

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 66:22


    In episode 14, Paul and Amy welcome guest and fellow MINT-y Billie Jo Smith to discuss practicing MI with those who are mandated to services.

    Episode 13- An MI Consistent Approach vs. MI Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 49:28


    In episode 13, Amy and Paul discuss the difference between an MI consistent approach and MI practice.

    Episode 12- MI Coaching and Feedback

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 58:41


    In episode 12, Paul and Amy welcome guest Billie Jo Smith, a fellow MINTee and MI practitioner. They collectively explore the value of MI coaching, feedback, and finding a community of MI mentors.

    Episode 11- How Do I Know I'm Doing MI?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 54:26


    In episode 11, Amy and Paul discuss verifiability within MI. They explore global measures for behavioral change including the MICA and MITI as well as how feedback can help refine your MI practice.

    Episode 10-"Pushing" for Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 60:51


    In episode 10, Paul and Amy explore the MI Spirit and resisting the righting reflex.

    Episode 9-Building Motivation in Clients

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 58:26


    In episode 9, Paul and Amy discuss the belief that clients have the wisdom to change, consider ways to soften sustain talk, and how to use change talk to build motivation.

    Episode 8- Noticing & Responding to Discord

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 59:59


    In episode 8, Paul and Amy explore discord. They discuss resistance versus ambivalence and how professionals can cause a client to be “resistant”, as well as ways to course correct.

    Episode 7- Advice Giving

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 49:42


    In episode 7, Amy and Paul discuss advice giving, which they call persuasion without permission. They also discuss an MI congruent way to share information using the elicit, provide, elicit model.

    Episode 6- Questions v. Reflections

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 48:24


    In episode 6, Paul and Amy talk about how to effectively use intentional questions and reflections.

    Episode 5- Developing Discrepancy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 40:08


    In this episode, Paul and Amy discuss developing discrepancy, including the importance of the person being aware of their ambivalence, strategies for talking about discrepancy, and how MI is not about persuasion.

    Episode 4- Evoking Change Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 40:09


    In episode 4, Paul and Amy talk about how to intentionally evoke change talk and soften sustain talk.

    MI Spirit- A Way of Being

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 52:54


    In this episode, Paul and Amy discuss the MI spirit as an active way of being. They review partnership, acceptance, compassion, and evocation (PACE) as measurable behaviors.

    I'm already doing MI... right?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 47:14


    In this episode, Paul and Amy talk about how MI is deceptively simple and review the MITI four Global Measures.

    What MI is Not

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 21:57


    In the first episode of the podcast Lions and Tigers and Bears- MI!, Amy and Paul explore what MI is and what MI is not, how feedback is a large part of practicing MI, and more! Episode Webpage We'd love to hear your feedback at mipodcast@casat.org

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