Deborah H. A. Van Horn, Ph. D., LLC - Motivational Interviewing Training

Resources for BHTEN, December 6-7, 2007

Recommended Reading / Websites / Group Materials / Clinical Tools / Video Clips / Supervisor Tools / Outcome Studies

Recommended Reading:

Motivational Interviewing, Second Edition: Preparing People for Change (MI2) by William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick

  • Includes extensive (but highly readable) discussion of 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
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Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Psychological Problems edited by Arkowitz, Westra, Miller, and Rollnick

  • Now available! Describes novel MI applications in the treatment of anxiety, depression, PTSD, suicidal behavior, obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorders, gambling addictions, schizophrenia, and dual diagnoses. Also addressed are MI approaches in the criminal justice system. Each chapter provides a concise overview of the disorder or population under discussion; describes how MI has been integrated with standard treatment approaches; illustrates the nuts and bolts of intervention, using vivid clinical examples; and reviews the empirical evidence base.
    See more information at Amazon.com

Websites:

The Motivational Interviewing Page

Clinical Tools:

A number of clinical tools including the Decisional Balance Worksheet, Change Plan Worksheet, and Values Card Sort, may be found toward the bottom of the Motivational Interviewing Library Page.

The Project MATCH series of manuals and measures

See my resources page for links to a variety of treatment "manuals"

Group Materials:

Brief interventions from the TCU Treatment System: Getting Motivated to Change

Motivational Groups for Community Substance Abuse Programs

Group Treatment for Substance Abuse: A Stages-of-Change Therapy Manual - this is a stage-matching approach, and less focused on MI concepts/techniques than the others listed here, but is very well done and worth a look.

Van Horn, D. H.A., & Bux, D.A. (2001). A pilot test of motivational interviewing groups for dually diagnosed inpatients. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 20, 191-195.
Abstract
Group Leader Materials - these are fairly rudimentary, compared to the "manuals" above, but will give you the basic idea.
Full-text article (PDF format)

August, J.L. & Flynn. A. (2006) Applying stage-wise treatment to a mixed-stage co-occurring disorders group. American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 10, 53-63.

Video Clips:

The "Youtube Chick:"

An example of an MI-based brief intervention that takes less than 10 minutes:

 

Supervisor Tools:

"MI Sandwich" assessment-based intervention materials.

Detailed MITI manual available toward the bottom of the MI Library page

Miller/Rollnick/Moyers professional training video series, 1998

Outcome studies:

MI Bibiliography

Findings From Clinical Trials - Updated October 2005 (online slide presentation; or, download the Powerpoint file)

A Meta-Analysis of Motivational Interviewing Outcome Trials - November 2004 (online slide presentation; or, download the Powerpoint file)

Toward a Theory of Motivational Interviewing - November 2004 (online slide presentation; or, download the Powerpoint file)

 

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Updated December 5, 2007