Ep 51 - Lessons from the lab: The dynamics of change talk ... - Glenn Hinds Motivation & Coaching Consultants

Episode 51 – Lessons from the lab: The dynamics of change talk and technological advances in

We were pleased to welcome April Carcone to discuss her research on the dynamics of change talk and technological advances in MI. Lessons From The Lab April is a member of the Behavioral Sciences Division of the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, USA. April is a social worker by training with over 18 year experience in developing and testing behavioral health interventions. She has studied Motivational Interviewing (MI) for more than a decade. Her research has examined how counselors and health care providers facilitate behavior change through the evocation of change talk. This has included collaborative work with computer scientists to automate the communication coding process using machine-learning models. April’s work to understand how MI facilitates change has informed her current research to develop and test eHealth behavioral interventions to improve health outcomes among emerging adults with type 1 diabetes.

00:00 – Introduction and episode preview

06:25 – April’s introduction and early MI story

09:45 – What works to evoke change talk from African-American youth?

15:45 – Process of forming research questions

21:00 – Working with youth and their caregivers

24:00 – What you ask about, and reflect, matters

27:40 – Statements that support autonomy, evoke change talk, and consolidate commitment

40:40 – Developing computerized coding methods

54:00 – The dilemma of research

58:10 – eHealth along a continuum of care

1:05:00 – Developing an eHealth prevention program for childhood cancer survivors

1:10:17 – End of episode