tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502509972672388550.post5686913193656337411..comments2024-02-23T03:29:08.784-05:00Comments on EmpathyWorks: My First PostMichael Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06469712482819823394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502509972672388550.post-78386312425823232432009-08-02T11:19:46.283-04:002009-08-02T11:19:46.283-04:00Thanks, Mary for following and for the link.
I b...Thanks, Mary for following and for the link. <br /><br />I became a follower of your family blog and also registered with the MPD website you created. It is wonderful that you have taken the time and effort to share these resources with others. Have you let Robert and the others on the MPD site know about the website?<br /><br /><br />I am glad to learn that John's biopsy was negative and certainly hope the antibiotics help to quell his infection. Seems like you and John have been through quite a difficult time over many months.<br /><br />My best wishes and hopes go out to you, John and your family. Let me know if you have any questions or issues that you feel I could help with.<br /><br />MichaelMichael Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06469712482819823394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502509972672388550.post-28179119536873665222009-08-01T18:19:43.419-04:002009-08-01T18:19:43.419-04:00Hi, Michael,
I saw this link on the MPD list news...Hi, Michael,<br /><br />I saw this link on the MPD list newsletter. I also have a blog about my husband's MPD which is PV and ET. It's been a long haul the last two years which started with a splenectomy. You may feel free to link to that, although it is mainly for family, but open to the public, hoping that it would help anyone who was going through the same thing. I also created a website for MPD's. I have it in hopes that people can find information. When I was searching for all kinds of information, I couldn't get enough. <br /><br />My blog link is <br />http://johnandmarysjourney.blogspot.com/<br /><br /> You may have to scroll down quite far to find the MPD stuff because my husband has been going through other issues, but are on the road to recovery for that. <br /><br /><br />Please feel free to contact me if you'd like the link to my website. Best of luck to you.Mary J. McCoy-Dresselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885679683373617239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502509972672388550.post-53683004079470890912009-07-18T11:52:20.377-04:002009-07-18T11:52:20.377-04:00Hi Cathy,
Important question. Bill Miller develo...Hi Cathy, <br /><br />Important question. Bill Miller developed (or discovered) Motivational Interviewing (MI) after learning that traditional interventions that featured confrontation aimed at helping people with substance abuse enter treatment didn't work well, at least not in controlled clinical trials. Confrontation (e.g, providing clients with strong personalized evidence about the impact that their substance abuse is having on their health, life and others) actually often increased client's resistance to change. <br /><br />On the other hand, Miller also found clinicians who used an empathic style produced better outcomes....more clients entered treatment. <br /><br />This is not to say that feedback to patients regarding the impact of their behavior on health, etc. is not effective. As you suggest in your comment, when feedback is provided in the context of a motivational intervention that includes a heavy dose of empathy, it can enhance motivation. <br /><br />The MI developers also suggest key way to combine empathy and feedback, while also supporting autonomy. Ask permission before providing feedback (e.g, "Would it be ok if I shared some infomation with you about how your drinking is effecting your liver?") Again, if you have created an empathic, non-judgemental connection with the client, this opens the door and increases the receptivity and power of the information.<br /><br />Thanks so much for commenting and contributing!<br /><br />MichaelMichael Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06469712482819823394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502509972672388550.post-4987561102897509122009-07-14T06:40:17.577-04:002009-07-14T06:40:17.577-04:00To be provocative -- of course the old argument is...To be provocative -- of course the old argument is that there is also a role for "confrontation" when helping patients. Can there be "empathic confrontation"? or is this a different concept? Does empathy ever stop working?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17311030946757279815noreply@blogger.com