Motivational Interviewing Books and Resources

Building Motivational Interviewing Skills: A Practitioner Workbook

Deborah Van Horn — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:29:28 +0000

Building Motivational Interviewing Skills is a remarkable achievement: author and founding MINT member David Rosengren has translated the interactive process of clinical training into an independent study format.

Each chapter includes an opening clinical vignette that provides context. Then, the author provides a brief and readable introduction to the concepts underlying the skill or strategy under discussion, followed by a quiz and annotated transcripts illustrating the skill in practice. The explanatory and illustrative material is followed by a set of practice opportunities, most of which can be done individually and some of which involve a training partner. Concepts, skills, and strategies are presented in roughly the same order as in a trainer-led workshop.

Novice to advanced MI practitioners in almost any clinical setting can benefit from the diverse selection of practice exercises. This excellent workbook can serve as an individual introduction to MI, a resource for translating workshop training into practice, or a guide for an MI learning group.

MI video in AMA’s Educating Physicians on Controversies & Challenges in Health series

Deborah Van Horn — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:23:24 +0000

Educating Physicians on Controversies and Challenges in Health is a series of brief informational Web streaming programs—developed by the AMA—targeting primary care physicians. The objective of these programs is to inform physicians about the challenges and controversies at the interface of clinical medicine and public health and to offer possible strategies to address these issues in their practices. The video on MI presents basic information in physician-friendly terms, but unfortunately, does not include any case examples.

AMA – Educating Physicians on Controversies & Challenges in Health.

Or, go directly to the 12-minute video introducing MI to physicians in primary care.

US Surgeon General’s Tobacco Cessation Website

Deborah Van Horn — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:05:13 +0000

Help your patients quit smoking

The Office of the Surgeon General’s tobacco cessation website includes materials for clinicians and consumers, including a “quick” reference guide to recommended treatments for tobacco use and dependence. Of most interest to MI clinicians will be the recommended motivational strategies for smokers unwilling to make a quit attempt. They fall short of a true MI approach, but the 5A’s-5R’s counseling model is a good starting point for health care providers looking for a way to have a brief conversation about tobacco use with their patients.

Tobacco Cessation – You Can Quit Smoking Now!

Motivating Offenders to Change: A Guide for Probation and Parole

Deborah Van Horn — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:42:24 +0000

Published in 2007, this free publication “provides probation and parole officers and other correctional professionals with both a solid grounding in the principles behind MI and a practical guide for applying these principles in their everyday dealings with offenders” (p.2). Seven chapters are contained in this guide: how MI fits in with evidence-based practice; how and why people change; the motivational interviewing style; preparing for change; building motivation for change; navigating through tough times–working with deception, violations, and sanctions; and from start to finish–putting MI into practice. Detailed examples take into account the practical realities of working with offenders.

National Institute of Corrections Library: Motivating Offenders to Change: A Guide for Probation and Parole. (free; PDF download)

Bill Miller’s website

Deborah Van Horn — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:31:22 +0000

MI founder Bill Miller, recently retired from the University of New Mexico, has posted work spanning his entire career on his new website. It’s a nice way to view the development and testing of MI into a personal and professional context.

William R. Miller’s personal website.

MI and MET in the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP)

Deborah Van Horn — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:56:17 +0000

This is old news by now, but Motivational Interviewing and Motivational Enhancement Therapy have received the NREPP seal of approval as evidence-based practices in substance abuse treatment.

The National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) is a searchable online registry of mental health and substance abuse interventions that have been reviewed and rated by independent reviewers. The purpose of the registry is to assist the public in identifying approaches to preventing and treating mental and/or substance use disorders that have been scientifically tested and that can be readily disseminated to the field. NREPP is a program of the US Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

NREPP review of Motivational Interviewing
NREPP review of Motivational Enhancement Therapy

Getting Motivated to Change group treatment manual

Deborah Van Horn — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:39:59 +0000

This treatment manual is one of a series published by the Institute of Behavioral Research at Texas Christian University. All the TCU counseling manuals are based on Mapping-Enhanced Counseling, a graphic representation strategy used to visually enhance the counseling process. Even though the materials are not explicitly MI-based, both the concepts and the process presented in the manual are MI-consistent. The manual includes detailed group leader materials and client handouts for the following 4 topics: Motivation 101, The Art of Self-Motivation, Staying Motivated, and Making it Second Nature. A version of the manual for criminal justice settings is also available.

Bartholomew, N. G., Dansereau, D. F., & Simpson, D. D. (2006). Getting motivated to change. Fort Worth: Texas Christian University, Institute of Behavioral Research. Available: the IBR Web site: www.ibr.tcu.edu.

MI Training Study at University of New Mexico

Deborah Van Horn — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:22:30 +0000

The Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions at the University of New Mexico is currently conducting a randomized control trial funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse in which they will be providing free motivational interviewing (MI) training to providers (counselors, psychologists, medical doctors, social workers, nurses) who work in the field of substance abuse. They are recruiting providers who have minimal experience with motivational interviewing and work in a not-for-profit setting.

One person per agency or setting will be able to participate in this study. Eligible clinicians will participate (with grant support) in a two-day MI training in Albuquerque, NM, which will be held November 17 – 18, 2009. For more information, see the Project Elicit web page.

“Addiction” interview with Bill Miller

Deborah Van Horn — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:14:03 +0000

The journal Addiction recently published a career-retrospective interview with MI founder Bill Miller, giving a uniquely personal view of the history of MI. The published version is substantially shorter than the full interview archived on the CASAA website.

Welcome to my MI books and resources blog

Deborah Van Horn — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:30:30 +0000

Welcome to my Motivational Interviewing books and resources blog. Everything from my old resource page is here, along with all my book reviews. And, you can add your own comments on any post. Use the categories, tags, or search box on the left to find what you’re looking for. Check back often to find out what’s new.