The Communication Solution

The Communication Solution


Guns, violence and Motivational Interviewing with guest Steve Wohl

July 08, 2022

This is part 1 of a 2 part podcast with guest Lieutenant Steve Wohl from the Spokane Police Department.


About our guest

Lieutenant Steve Wohl


  • 25 years with the Spokane Police Department
  • Training Director at the Spokane Police Academy
  • BA from Eastern Washington University in Interdisciplinary Studies, minor in Communication and Psychology.
  • Previously supervised the Major Crime (Robbery/Homicide/OIS) unit, Special Victims Unit, Internal Affairs, and Tactical Operations unit.
  • Commander of the Spokane Independent Investigations Regional Response team (SIIR) investigating all critical incidents involving regional law enforcement officers.
  • SWAT and Hostage Negotiation team Commander 2014-2019.

About this episode

We loved having Steve on as a guest so much that we just had to schedule to have him back again to discuss even more about law enforcement and Motivational Interviewing.



In this podcast we discuss:


  • Real life situations of law enforcement, behavior change, engagement and Motivational Interviewing
  • The law enforcement brain in microseconds
  • Hostage Negotiations
  • When does Motivational Interviewing work and not work
  • Compliance vs. behavior change
  • And so much more!

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