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Motivational Interviewing, Third Edition: Helping People Change, ISBN 978-1-60918-227-4. Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: Helping Patients Change Behavior , ISBN 978-1-59385-612-0 . Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Psychological Problems , ISBN 978-1-59385-585-7 .
Motivational interviewing (MI) is a counseling approach developed in part by clinical psychologists William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick.It is a directive, client-centered counseling style for eliciting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence.
His meta-analysis of the research on treatments of alcohol problems shows a rank ordering of those treatments with the most effective being active and empathic (brief interventions and motivational enhancement), while the least effective are passive (films, lectures) or confrontational. [4]
Western Nebraska Community College (WNCC) is a public community college in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. It also has campuses in Sidney, Nebraska, and Alliance, Nebraska. WNCC was previously known as Scottsbluff Junior College, Scotts Bluff County College, and Nebraska Western College. Its athletics teams are known as the Cougars.
Similar to MET, motivational interviewing finds 'change talk' very important and the clinician interacts with the patient through open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries. There are three key elements that build the foundation of motivational interviewing; collaboration, evocation and autonomy.
Motivational enhancement therapy (MET) is a time-limited, four-session adaptation used in Project MATCH, a U.S.-government-funded study of treatment for alcohol problems, and the "Drinkers' Check-up", which provides normative-based feedback and explores client motivation to change in light of the feedback.
Interviews can be unstructured, free-wheeling, and open-ended conversations without a predetermined plan or prearranged questions. [2] One form of unstructured interview is a focused interview in which the interviewer consciously and consistently guides the conversation so that the interviewee's responses do not stray from the main research ...
Motivational states have different degrees of strength. If a state has a high degree then it is more likely to influence behavior than if it has a low degree. [ 4 ] Motivation contrasts with amotivation , which is a lack of interest in a certain activity or a resistance to it. [ 5 ]