Building Motivational Interviewing Skills: A Practitioner Workbook

Applications of Motivational Interviewing

by David B. Rosengren

Developing expertise in motivational interviewing (MI) takes practice, which is exactly the point of this engaging, user-friendly workbook. The volume is packed with real-world examples from a range of clinical settings, as well as sample interactions and hands-on learning activities. The author is an experienced MI researcher, clinician, and trainer who facilitates learning with quizzes, experiential exercises, and reproducible worksheets. The reader learns step by step how to practice core MI skills: raising the importance of behavior change, enhancing the client's confidence, resolving ambivalence, solidifying commitment to change, and negotiating a change plan. The utility of the book is enhanced by the large-size format and lay-flat binding. The book shows how to navigate each session using microskills that many clinicians already know: open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening and summaries, or OARS for short.

This title is part of the Applications of Motivational Interviewing Series, edited by Stephen Rollnick and William R. Miller.

Genres: Psychology, Social Work, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Counselling, Medicine, Professional Development

335 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Iulia]

A great introduction to Motivational Interviewing. This book describes the core skills and offers a wide range of examples. The part I enjoyed most is that after each chapter there is a variety of exercises suggested so as to increase the actual skill of motivational interviewing, not just the knowledge.

This is one of those books that while I may have finished reading, I will go back to time and time again to focus on specific ideas and improve my practice.

[Taury]

Work related

[Mark Nutting]

The fifth book on MI that I’ve read recently and I have to say that this is the best so far. Great examples and exercises to help you grasp the concepts of MI.

[Carrie Torres]

I highly recommend this easy to read and transfer to practice book. So many great exercises included as well.

[LLL]

I was only broadly familiar with Motivational Interviewing before reading this book, and I found it so, so helpful. It was to the point and very practical. Each chapter gives explanations of the MI Skills being discussed, examples of how to use them, a concept quiz to ensure that you understand them, an example of the skills used within a therapy session, and several pages of exercises to allow for more practice and tailoring the skills to fit your specific counseling style. I'll admit that I didn't really engage with the practice activities at the end of each chapter, but would like to go back to them on another occasion because they also seemed very well done. I'd imagine that this would be a great supplemental workbook for a professor teaching a class on Motivational Interviewing. If you're feeling stuck in your work and you're not too familiar with MI, give this a shot! It has helped me rethink the way that I respond to clients.

[Stacey Boon]

A highly practical skills book, that is full of applied activities. You can work through in any order. I've attended several courses in MI which often tend focus of the concepts and theory and rely on presentation of information as the main strategy for learning. I got the more in depth skills practice I was looking for in this book. It's a fantastic way to build your skills in a self-paced manner, however it does require that you can work independently and without the structure of a course.

[Vivi]

Set goals, sort Options, Arrive at a plan, Reaffirm and strengthen commitment, and Support change

Există trei calități care tind să caracterizeze formatorii sau supervizorii excelenți. Prima: cunosc bine domeniul și sunt pasionați. Știu bine despre ce vorbesc și pot să demonstreze asta dacă e cazul. A doua: au așteptări înalte. Desigur, aceste așteptări nu ar trebui să fie nerezonabile, dar ar trebui să ne ghideze și să ne facă să depășim ceea ce facem în prezent. Supervizorii/formatorii se așteaptă ca noi să continuăm să ne dezvoltăm și să ne rafinăm abilitățile și ne împing puțin mai departe față de ce suntem în stare acum. Trebuie și să se raporteze la lucruri specifice și să ne ofere metode concrete de a ne îmbunătăți aceste abilități.

[Jakub Kolčář]

Greatest book on human motivation, rapport, therapeutic relationship etc.

[Naira Imandas]

A good book to increasing ur MI skills. My lecturer use this book to train our MI skills. This book provides an example to helps u.

[Amy Griffin]

Practical and helpful.

[Alex Pulliam]

A must read for anyone who’s profession involves leadership!

[Justin]

adds more depth to the foundational text

[Aryel Reed]

This workbook was really fun, had great insights, and thought provoking questions.

[Daniel Bates]

Excellent resource for clinicians!