- Encourage clients to take action on their hearing loss
- Personalize and structure communication with clients
- Save time by getting to the heart of the matter faster
Motivation Tools
The Motivation Tools help you open communication with your clients and achieve a better understanding of their thoughts and needs. Save time in the appointment by using these simple, evidence-based tools to assess your clients’ motivation and provide more effective support.
What are the benefits
Perspectives and insights
Feature: Patient motivation
Read our feature about motivational interviewing, why it works, and how the Motivation Tools can help you apply it in an appointment
Theoretical perspectives on behavior change
Learn more about the Transtheoretical Model that inspired the Motivation Tools and other research in behavior change theory
People with hearing loss on motivation
Watch our videos showing real appointments and clients' reflections on their motivation to take action
The tools
The Line
Assess your client’s desire to improve their hearing and their confidence in being able to adhere to their treatment
The Box
Help your client evaluate the pros and cons of taking action on their hearing loss versus doing nothing
The Circle
Understand where your client is on their hearing journey and how to best help them progress
Why Improve My Hearing?
Send this online tool to your clients to help them prepare for their first appointment by thinking about their motivation and reasons for taking action
Additional resources
The tools in action
Watch videos from clinics that have implemented the tools and hear what their staff and managers have to say
Recommended reading
Browse articles on motivation, the Stages of Change model, and the Ida Motivation Tools
Case history form
The Veterans Affairs Audiology Clinic in Tampa, Florida, integrated the Line and the Box into their case history form. Download this case history form to see how you can incorporate the Motivation Tools into your clinic's forms and processes