Resources for Cardiovascular Institute of Philadelphia, September 26, 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
Read my detailed review
See more information at Amazon.com

An adaptation for medical settings:

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.
Read my detailed review
See more information at Amazon.com

Coming in November: A new text detailing the application of MI in health care settings.

Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: Helping Patients Change Behavior (Rollnick, Miller, & Butler)

Case Examples

Here's the video that wouldn't play properly this morning. As of this posting it's not playing properly here either! Darned Google video! I've re-uploaded it and will switch to the new video link as soon as it becomes available.

OK, here's the new version. Gotta figure one or the other will be working at any given time!

Some fun with reflective listening from someone who attended an MI workshop at her church. After she spends a couple of minutes chatting about her hairdo, she will get around to the MI stuff.

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

Back to resources page

Back to Van Horn consulting home page

Updated September 26, 2007