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
Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: Helping Patients Change Behavior by Rollnick, Miller, & Butler
Another long-awaited new book, presenting a streamlined model of MI application for health care providers who are not counselors by training. What I love about this one is that it anticipates and responds to just about every question or concern I have heard when working with folks in medical settings. You can tell the authors have done their homework. See more information at Amazon.com
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.
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)
Added 6/15/08 - This is a 16-minute example of an opening session with a reluctant (to say the least) participant:
Added 6/16/08 - This is an example of a pros-and-cons discussion about alcohol with a patient at low readiness to change:
An example of an MI-based brief intervention - in a medical setting - that takes less than 10 minutes:
Just for fun: This video was posted on Youtube by a woman who attended MI peer counseling training with a church group. She has a great way of describing and illustrating reflective listening. But first, a word or 2 about her hair.