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An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing - Southeast Regional Mental Health Services Coordination Office, March 17, 2005

Recommended Resources

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1. General MI Information

The Motivational Interviewing Page - The definitive clearinghouse for MI-related information. Includes a comprehensive, well-maintained bibliography of research and clinical publications.

Motivational Interviewing, Second Edition: Preparing People for Change by Bill Miller and Steve Rollnick
Read my review
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2. MI and Dual Diagnosis

Handmaker, N., Packard, M., & Conforti, K. (2002). Motivational Interviewing in the treatment of dual disorders. In Miller, W., & Rollnick, S. (eds.) Motivational Interviewing, Second Edition: Preparing People for Change, pp 362-376. New York: Guilford.
Read my review of the book as a whole
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Improving Treatment Compliance: Counseling and Systems Strategies for Substance Abuse and Dual Disorders by Dennis C. Daley and Allan Zuckoff - includes a wide array of proven strategies at the counselor and treatment-system levels.
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3. MI and Criminal Justice Settings

Motivating Offenders to Change: A Guide to Enhancing Engagement in Therapy by Mary McMurran - I haven't read this book yet but it is highly recommended by my colleagues in the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers. It is an edited book with chapters divided into sections on Understanding Motivation to Change; Motivational Enhancement in Practice; and Special Issues.
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4. Substance Abuse Treatment Manuals - free or low-cost - see my resources page

5. Group Approaches

Motivational Groups for Community Substance Abuse Programs (available from Mid-ATTC for $18.00)

Group Treatment for Substance Abuse: A Stages-of-Change Therapy Manual by Mary Velasquez, Gaylyn Gaddy Maurer, Cathy Crouch, and Carlo DiClemente - Included MI-based approaches among other tried-and-true psychoeducational group strategies. The authors sort commonly used group inteventions according to client readiness to change.
Read my detailed review
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My own Motivational Enhancement Group Leader Materials

6. Clip Art

Microsoft Clip Art Online

March 17 , 2005