Motivational Interviewing 101

How to use motivational interviewing techniques to create meaningful sessions with your clients and effectively help them overcome health and lifestyle barriers.
Have you ever struggled with patient resistance to other evidence-based practices?
Do you find it difficult to shift your current principles to align with the collaborative elements of motivational interviewing?
Do you feel insecure or anxious about using motivational interviewing with clients because you’ve had little experience or direction?
You’ve heard about motivational interviewing, but you aren’t sure what all the buzz is about.
Despite being created in the early 1980s, this collaborative approach to helping clients overcome health issues has often been overlooked in favor of other more therapist-led approaches.
However, doubt and mixed insecurities in clients is all too common from a practitioner's perspective, and this is something that motivational interviewing is actually designed to address.
More often than not, the first challenge in helping others during sessions is to help them process their contradictory feelings and thoughts – and this guide will take you through a host of useful strategies to do this successfully.
This book presents an easy-to-use guide to motivational interviewing, including working examples of its use in practice, tips on phraseology, and a wealth of practical information, so you can start implementing it quickly and effectively.
In Motivational Interviewing 101, you’ll discover:

A detailed analysis of the 4-step process used by professionals to lead successful client-based sessions

Multiple real-life case studies to examine for practical implications of using motivational interviewing

An straightforward guide on the OARS principles, including example questions to take away and use in your sessions

8+ engaging interactive worksheets for you and your clients to benefit from

How to avoid the righting reflex (don’t fall into this common trap!)

Practical tips on reading the signs to know when your client is really engaged – make steady progress without the risk of too many setbacks

How to significantly enhance your methods as a practitioner

And much more…