Stands for
MI — A collaborative, person-centred communication approach that evokes motivation to change.
How it works in KallosSim
- In practice language — A collaborative, person-centred communication approach that evokes motivation to change.
- What it means — Motivational Interviewing (Miller & Rollnick, 2013) is a collaborative, goal-oriented approach to communication designed to evoke and strengthen a person's own motivation and commitment to change. It is built on four processes: Engaging, Focusing, Evoking, and Planning. Core skills are OARS: Open questions, Affirmations, Reflective listening, and Summaries. MI requires the practitioner to roll with resistance rather than confront it, and to support autonomy rather than prescribe solutions. Originally developed in addiction treatment, MI is now widely used in social work, healthcare, and management. The evidence base is strong in addiction and health behaviour change, with moderate evidence in social care settings.
- In KallosSim — Cases and formative debriefs may reference this concept when your sector pack and card selections call for it.
Training only. Fictional AI-generated cases only — not legal advice, not live decision support, not a substitute for supervision.
What it is not
- A substitute for reading primary statute or your organisation’s procedures.
- Competence assessment, ASYE sign-off, or Bar / SRA / CIPD accreditation.
- Advice for a live family, employee, client, or court matter.