Ep.284 'Communication Skills For MSK Clinicians: Part1 - Motivational Interviewing' with Orla Adams

𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜: '𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐒𝐊 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬'. 𝐈𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐝 '𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐒𝐊 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞', 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐬, 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 & 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟, 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨‑𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐤. The episode explores what Motivational Interviewing really is and why it continues to matter in modern healthcare. It unpacks how MI helps shift perspectives from “fixing” patients to partnering with them, with a particular focus on recognising and resisting the fixing reflex that many clinicians fall into under pressure. Orla shares insights into the core skills and training required to practise MI well, highlighting the power of open questions, reflective listening, and the evolving language of MI in supporting meaningful behaviour change. Through real-life examples, the episode brings these concepts to life and show how MI can be applied day to day, while also addressing the link between MI-informed practice and clinician wellbeing, including burnout prevention. Also mentioned are MI training opportunities, as well as upcoming events and workshops with Orla for anyone keen to deepen their practice. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 • 00:00:00 - Welcome to the STA Clinician Podcast • 00:02:12 - Introducing special guest Orla Adams • 00:03:24 - Defining Motivational Interviewing • 00:07:07 - The Journey to Motivational Interviewing • 00:09:15 - Shifting Perspectives in Healthcare • 00:12:44 - Skills and Training in Motivational Interviewing • 00:22:00 - The Fixing Reflex • 00:23:43 - Evolving the Language of MI • 00:31:49 - The Power of Open Questions • 00:37:43 - Real-Life Examples of MI • 00:40:16 - Addressing Clinician Burnout • 00:43:48 - Training Opportunities in MI • 00:48:37 - Upcoming Events and Workshops • 00:54:41 - Details of other podcast episodes this month 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 • Website - MI Cardiff Workshops - https://www.micardiff.co.uk/ • MINT UK and Ireland Cardiff Meeting June 2026 - https://www.mintukandireland.org/even... • Website - Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) - https://motivationalinterviewing.org/ 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 • 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟐 - 8pm (UK time) Tues May 12th - Richard Shorter, an expert in sports parenting at Non-PerfectDad.co.uk, will be giving advice on how to tackle Awkward Conversations. • 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟑 - 8pm (UK time) Tues May 19th - Ben Whybrow of the Clinical Communication Podcast will be discussing the Explaining of Diagnoses • 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟒 - 8pm (UK time) Tues May 26th - Serena Simmons, founder of the psychologyschool.co, will be introducing the Psychological Patterning Process (PPP) - a structured way of recognising the patterns that sit underneath your client or patient’s behaviour, and understanding what to do next. 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬? Episodes of the STA Clinician Podcast are recorded live every TUESDAY at 8pm on the Sports Therapy Association YOUTUBE CHANNEL and FACEBOOK page. Everyone is welcome - you do not have to be an STA member! If you cannot join us live, be sure to subscribe to the 'Sports Therapy Association Podcast' on all popular podcast apps to be notified when new episodes are available. 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐓𝐀? Use the code PODCAST25 to get 3 MONTHS EXTRA when you join for a single year! In other words, £75 will get you 15 months instead of 12! Only valid for NEW members. If you are Level 3 (qualified after 2014) make sure you choose the ‘associate member’ option.