Building Motivational Interviewing Skills: A Practitioner Workbook (Applications of Motivational Interviewing (Paperback))
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (606 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1606232991 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 335 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Even after reading seminal texts and attending workshops by the best trainers, it can be challenging to put a new treatment into practice. The Workbook will be appealing to a wide audience. This book is the key to successfully using MI. These dialogues are real gems. Each chapter includes concept quizzes, excellent exercises aimed at mastering the skills, and the best therapy transcripts I have seen. It explains all the key principles and skills with great clarity. It will also be extremely useful to medical professionals."--Deborah Roth Ledley, PhD, Children's Center for OCD and Anxiety, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania . It is a 'must read' for all mental health professionals and will make a super textbook for graduate courses. 'In Practice' dialogues include the actual statements made by the therapist and client, as well as a commentary on each statement
The reader learns step by step how to practice core MI skills: raising the importance of behavior change, fostering the client's confidence, resolving ambivalence, solidifying commitment to change, and negotiating a change plan. Developing expertise in motivational interviewing (MI) takes practice, which is exactly the point of this engaging, user-friendly workbook. The author is an experienced MI researcher, clinician, and trainer who facilitates learning with quizzes, experiential exercises, and reproducible worksheets. The volume is packed with real-world examples from a range of clinical settings, as well as sample interactions and hands-on learning activities. The utility of the book is enhanced by the large-size format and lay-flat binding. The book shows how to navigate each session using microskills that many clinicians already know: open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening, and summaries, or OARS for short. This book is in the Applicat
"Valuable resource for learning motivational interviewing" according to S. Schack. This is a superb book. There are a number of excellent books on motivational interviewing but none that are so clearly directed to helping practitioners develop and practice their motivational interviewing skills.The book presents clear, concise explanations of the core concepts and skills of motivational interviewing along with exercises to help the reader gain experience by putting the skills into practice. Whether you are new to motivational interviewing, an experienced practitioner hoping to enhance your motivational interviewing skills, or a trainer invo. Liza Perez White said Five Stars. great skill builder. stellina said Like many psychology books I have read. Like many psychology books I have read, I found it rather conceptual and not very clear in conveying their concepts. Let's just say it didn't get me excited to start using motivational interviewing skills in my practice.