MI practice that sticks
Practice better conversations.
Five-minute OARS drills from Amanda. Practice out loud, build a streak, and walk into your next session ready.
Ready when you are.
Your OARS path.
Four skills. One conversation. Drill them like vocab.
Open questions
Ask so they tell a story, not yes or no.
Affirmations
Name the strength you heard. Not cheerleading.
Reflections
Say back the meaning, feeling included.
Summaries
Gather what matters so they can hear it.
Practice, notice, use it.
Short enough to do before work. Focused enough to change what happens in the room.
One short drill
One OARS move. A few minutes. Out loud, not in your head.
See the habit
Closed questions. Advice too early. Skipping the affirmation.
Back to the room
Close the app. Sit down with a real person. That is the test.
If you already sit with people, start here.
Amanda built this for the folks she trains. You already know the spirit. This gets the skill in the room.
Counselors
Warm up before the weekly hour.
Coaches
Change talk, not a better pep talk.
Clinicians
MI you learned, back in your mouth.
Supervisors
A drill people will actually open.
12days
Streak going strong
Up next
Reflections, set 3