Our team used a MI-based approach in the context of peer-support for breastfeeding, which was a really interesting experience. There is a real challenge with using MI with educational approached, and what we found in practice is that peer-supporters slip back into information giving when working with mothers, which is not consistent with the MI style, which should be far more about guiding people through their own thought processes. Women did like the person-centred aspects of MI though, so it can be a useful method when working with families, providing we have a good understanding of what MI does and doesn't do. These articles may be of interest to you: Article Development of a novel motivational interviewing (MI) inform...
Article Development of a novel motivational interviewing (MI) inform...