Resources for DaVita, March 30, 2007

Recommended Books / Case Examples / Clinical Resources / Websites

Recommended Books

Main text:

Motivational Interviewing, Second Edition: Preparing People for Change 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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Source for the "Behavior Change Consultation" model I presented:

Health Behavior Change: A Guide for Practitioners by Stephen Rollnick, Pip Mason, and Chris Butler
• Motivational Interviewing adapted for medical settings
• Presents a framework for very brief treatment encounters
• Strategies are presented in terms of principles, examples, and counterexamples with an emphasis on practicality.
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The bare essentials - good for recommending to busy providers who don't have a counseling background:

Lifestyle Change by Chris Dunn and Stephen Rollnick
• Pocket-size "how-to" guide
• Super-streamlined 3-step model
• Focus on simple, structured techniques to help engage patients in a constructive conversation about change
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Case Examples

Detailed example of setting the agenda with a patient with diabetes:

Decisional balance (pros and cons) discussion about drinking:

Clinical Resources

Full-page importance/confidence "cheat sheets"

Change plan worksheet

Websites (open in a new window)

Motivational Interviewing Page - see the "Library" page for online powerpoint presentations reviewing the underlying theory and evidence for MI.

Transtheoretical (stages-of-change) model

Steve Rollnick's practitioner-oriented discussion board

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Updated April 1, 2007