Resources for Bucks County Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence, February 3/10, 2006

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Recommended Reading

Motivational Interviewing, Second Edition: Preparing People for Change (MI2) by William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick
• Theoretical underpinnings, empirical evidence
• Some detailed examples of strategies and techniques with an emphasis on general principles
• Specialty settings, populations, topics featured in extensive edited section
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Problem Drinkers: Guided Self-Change Treatment by Mark B. Sobell and Linda C. Sobell
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Project MATCH Motivational Enhancement Therapy Manual (available from NIAAA for $6.00)

• This 4-session protocol for problem drinkers was tested in Project MATCH. Outcome was comparable to 12-session Cognitive-Behavioral and 12-Step Facilitation approaches. MET does not attempt to guide and train the client, step by step, through recovery, but instead employs motivational strategies to mobilize the client's own change resources. This manual has been adapted for use with other target populations and serves as a useful template for developing brief interventions.

Motivational Enhancement Therapy With Drug Abusers (free - PDF online)

• This is an adaptation and extension of the Project MATCH MET manual (see above) for use with drug abusers.

Videos and Transcripts

Miller/Rollnick/Moyers professional training video series, 1998 (aka "New Mexico" video series)

"Ponytail" and "Rounder" transcripts may be found toward the bottom of this page

Websites

Smart Recovery

Clinical Forms and Instruments

Decisional Balance, Change Plan Worksheet, Values Card Sort, and other materials may be found near the bottom of the "Library" page on the MI website .

Also on the "Library" page, you will also find a link to the Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity measure (MITI). See how they rate "empathy" and "spirit" as an aid in self-supervision (ignore the behavior counts).

Audio clips

Audio clip (MP3 format) demonstrating exploration of goals and values as a means to elicit change talk: To download the file, right click on the link, select "save target as," and choose where on your computer you want the file to go. (Mac users, you are on your own)

Exploring values, fruits and vegetables - Demonstration of an MI-based peer counseling program developed by the National Cancer Institute for African-American churches. 4.12MB, 3 minutes. From the Body and Soul peer counselor training DVD.

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Updated February 12, 2006