🔋 The power of motivational interviewing | Bruce Berger (President at Berger Consulting, LLC)

Bruce Berger is President at Berger Consulting, LLC. Bruce trains health professionals in motivational interviewing and health behavior change through comMIt training program. He has trained people in motivational interviewing for over 20 years. His clients include the VA, Department of Defense, Humana, Harvard Health Plan, Tufts, Blue Cross Blue Shield (32 states), Group Health, Pfizer, Procter and Gamble, Astra Zeneca, Sanofi-Aventis, Amylin and Alexion Pharmaceuticals, to name a few.

In this episode, Bruce talks about:

• What is motivational interviewing

• Why is motivational interviewing so powerful

• How well does motivational interviewing work in the new digital health landscape

• What is empathy and can it be learned

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• Email: bbergerconsulting@gmail.com

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• Daystar - Sugar Cookie

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