Dr Nick Tse shared with us his doctoral research on collective motivational interviewing (CMI). CMI roots in MI adopting the client-centered and goal-oriented style of conversation. It refers to a co-creating and co-reinforcing process of the dynamic motivational state among persons with lifestyle problems (clients), CSOs (friend or family member nominated by the client), and the counsellor. “Having a spouse or significant other involved in treatment really increases the likelihood that treatment will be successful.” (Miller, 2021). CMI puts more emphasis on cultivating a helpful presence of CSOs and generates productive dialogues in the conjoint interview.

After Dr. Tse's sharing, we listened to a work sample related to the application of CMI, followed by a discussion about the counselling process.