Soliciting a Parent's Opinions and Perspective (Teacher Clip 3)

Motivational Interviewing-Debriefs: Ms Jefferson-Clip-3

Narrator: Would you do anything differently, if you could do it over?

Ms. Jefferson: You know, actually, I might try to stay with Mary’s concerns about the classroom even
more. I might try to elicit more information about her concerns or how things are different at home compared to our classroom. I think if I had done that I might have been able to explore and evoke more of her ideas about what she believes needs to change. I do think it is important for me to share our ideas with Mary and offer her information about consultation in our program; but, I also think I could have done a better job exploring her thoughts and ideas about what needed to change.