Ep 32 – MI in South Africa

MI in South Africa Ep 32 – MI in South Africa We are happy to share this next episode of TTC in which Dr. Goodman Sibeko joined us to discuss MI in South Africa. Goodman is a Medical Doctor with specialist training in Psychiatry. He holds a PhD in Psychiatry and serves as Head of Addiction Psychiatry at the University of Cape Town. His work has focused on interventions using non-specialist workers in the management of severe mental illness, and he has a developing research portfolio focused on task sharing models for the treatment of harmful substance use, mental health and HIV.  He serves as Co-Director of the PEPFAR and SAHMSA-funded South Africa HIV Addiction Technology Transfer Centre (ATTC). 0:00 – Opening/introduction 3:37 – Goodman’s introduction and MI background 6:00 – Understanding perspective 9:50 – Cultural factors in South Africa and how this impacts health care communication 18:00 – Power dynamics in the doctor-patient relationship 25:30 – Ambivalence that arises from power imbalance 29:00 – Practitioners’ willingness to shift practice 34:00 – Being a “guide on the side” 48:30 – How to engage with others to counter toxic communication 52:58 – End of recording Links and contact information: * Email: [email protected] * Twitter: @DrGSibeko * ATTC: https://attcnetwork.org/centers/south-africa-hiv-attc/meet-south-africa-hiv-attc-team * University of Cape Town: http://www.psychiatry.uct.ac.za/psych/addiction-psychiatry For suggestions, questions and to contact Glenn & Sebastian Email: [email protected] Twitter: * ChangeTalking * Glenn Hinds * Sebastian Kaplan  For all previous episodes CLICK HERE We welcome all donations to support us