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.
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According to the foreword by Barbara McCrady, Substance Abuse Treatment and the Stages of Change is not a “how to do” manual but rather a “how to think” manual. It is also extremely practical – after all, once you know how to think about something, you know what to do about it. Furthermore, this isn’t a dry or abstract textbook; it includes clear direction as to how to apply the model and many illustrative case examples. I recommend Substance Abuse Treatment and the Stages of Change to clinicians or students seeking both a rigorous evaluation of the stage model and detailed guidance as to how to apply it in practice.
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Tags: addiction, assessment, CBT, families, groups, MI, research, stages of change
This integrative psychosocial treatment approach to alcohol abuse and dependence includes elements of MI/MET, CBT, and facilitated self-help involvement. Tested in Project COMBINE. The manual is not particularly clinician-friendly; it reads like a “cookbook” for alcoholism treatment. However, is an excellent resource for those willing to look past the efforts at standardization (necessary in a research study). Includes numerous handouts for use in treatment. Also worth noting: the Project COMBINE Medical Management Manual uses an educational approach (NOT MI-based) to improve adherence to medical treatments for alcoholism.
Available from NIAAA for $18.00. Medical Management Manual is available online in PDF format for free.
Tags: 12-step facilitation, addiction, CBT, MI, treatment manual
“Get Your Loved One Sober” is a self-help book based on Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) – a cognitive-behavioral approach proven to help family members of alcoholics improve their quality of life and increase the chances that their loved ones will reduce or quit drinking. As the authors note, this book is designed for people who feel they have “tried it all.” The “Alternatives” of the title offer a constructive way for people to attempt to influence their loved one’s drinking behavior. Unlike approaches that rely on confrontational intervention on one hand, or detachment on the other, CRAFT teaches nonconfrontational engagement with the drinker, guided by empirically supported behavioral principles.
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Tags: addiction, CBT, community reinforcement, families, self-help
Practicing Harm Reduction Psychotherapy presents an alternative to the dominant “abstinence only” approach to addictions. The author’s eclectic model of treatment draws on MI, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and cognitive-behavior therapy among others. This book is primarily geared toward therapists in general practice and assumes relatively little background in substance abuse treatment, but it can also serve as an introduction to a more “psychotherapeutic” approach for counselors with backgrounds in more traditional substance abuse treatment.
Tags: addiction, CBT, dual diagnosis, harm reduction, mental health, MI, psychodynamic psychotherapy
Building Strengths and Skills outlines an integrative strengths-based approach, incorporating Motivational Interviewing, solution-focused therapy, and cognitive-behavior therapy.
Tags: addiction, CBT, mental health, MI, solution-focused therapy
Combines 2 sessions of individual Motivational Enhancement Therapy with 3 sessions of group Cognitive Behavior Therapy. While developed for a very specific population, this manual provides a useful example of how MET may be combined with skills-based approaches.
Tags: addiction, adolescents, CBT, free, MET, treatment manual
This section of the NIDA Cognitive-Behavior Therapy manual illustrates how motivational enhancment concepts and techniques may be integrated into skills-based approaches. You will see that the emphasis remains on therapist-directed skill-building, in contrast to the more “pure” motivation-oriented approach described in the Project MATCH MET manuals and the MI books.
NIDA – Publications – A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach: Treating Cocaine Addiction.
Tags: addiction, CBT, free, MI, treatment manual