Increasingly in motivational interviewing (MI) research, change talk—anything a patient or client says that counts as an argument for change—is a reliable sign they’re ready to make a change, notes Mia Croyle with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Here, Ms. Croyle shares some of the latest thinking regarding change talk: how motivational interviewing practitioners might interpret change talk in interactions with clients, particularly those with behavioral health diagnoses, as well as how to elicit more change talk during an MI session.

During a June 2016 webinar, Behavioral Health Patient Engagement: Using Motivational Interviewing Techniques and Strategies To Improve Outcomes, now available for replay, Ms. Croyle shares key learnings from patient engagement initiatives targeted at patients with behavioral health conditions.

Length: 3:40 minutes