Episode 332 - Motivational Interviewing w. Dr. Monica Gilbert
ABA Inside Track
Robert Parry-Cruwys
4.7 • 634 Ratings
🗓️ 14 January 2026
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
When working with clients to support their behavior change goals, does it ever feel like you're the one doing all the convincing that the change is worth the effort? Rather than spending your energy cajoling clients that your plan is "right", wouldn't it be better to support their own belief in engaging in behavior change? Well, that's just what motivational interviewing techniques can do. And since this well-studied process is only just getting interest in behavior analysis, we're joined this week by Dr. Monica Gilbert, clinical psychologist, mental health counselor, AND BCBA, to get a crash course of the basics of how motivational interviewing can improve communication between clinicians and clients to boost your therapeutic alliance building skills into overdrive.
This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU.
Articles discussed this episode:
Plattner, C. & Anderson, C. (2024). Creating a therapeutic alliance with caregivers: An introduction to motivational interviewing. Behavior Analysis in Practice. doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-00948-8
Christopher, P.J. & Dougher, M.J. (2009). A behavior-analytic account of motivational interviewing. The Behavior Analyst, 32, 149-161. doi: 10.1007/BF03392180
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody. Welcome to ABA Inside Track the podcast that's like reading in your car, but safer. |
| 0:20.0 | I'm your host, Robert Perry Cruz, and with me as always are my fabulous co-hosts. Oh, hey, Rob, it's me, Jackie McDonald. Hi, and it's me, Diana Perry Cruz. Oh, my goodness, it's so great to see you all in our podcast about behavior analysis and behavior analytic research, wherever week we pick a topic and then discuss some relevant research. |
| 0:41.1 | But, you know, first let me ask you all, before we get into this, into the topic, which I haven't introduced yet, but how is everyone doing? How are you doing? Fine. Well, I'd love to hear more |
| 0:46.5 | about that. I'm pretty sure you don't want to hear. Yeah, I know. Exactly. It sounds great. |
| 0:51.6 | I hear about my day today. Tell me about it. |
| 0:54.9 | You do? |
| 0:56.1 | I cried at Whole Foods. |
| 0:58.3 | That sounds like it was hard. |
| 1:02.1 | So you were at Whole Foods? |
| 1:03.9 | Oh, you're doing good, Rob. |
| 1:05.2 | What happened? |
| 1:07.8 | Okay. |
| 1:08.9 | No, I've lost before. |
| 1:09.9 | I've lost before. |
| 1:10.4 | I've lost before. I'm sorry before. I've lost you before. |
| 1:11.6 | I'm sorry, everybody. |
| 1:12.7 | Listeners, I was trying to use a technique that I think it's gaining some heat in the behavior analytic field. |
| 1:20.2 | Heat or speed? |
| 1:21.7 | Huh? |
| 1:22.8 | Heat? |
| 1:23.5 | It's speedy. |
| 1:24.8 | It's so speedy that is gaining heat because friction. |
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