Building Motivational Interviewing Skills: A Practitioner Workbook (Applications of Motivational Interviewing)

Motivational Interviewing: Helping Clients Find Their Own Solutions is a comprehensive guide for mental health professionals, offering practical skills and strategies for effective motivational interviewing (MI).

This significantly revised second edition includes 70% new content, reflecting important advances in the field.

With a large-size format for easy photocopying, the volume features more than 80 reproducible worksheets and access to a companion website with downloadable materials.

The book covers the four processes of MI - engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning - using open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening, and summaries (OARS), plus information exchange.

New to this edition are chapters on exploring values and goals and "finding the horizon," as well as additional exercises and downloadable worksheets.

The book integrates key ideas from positive psychology and teaches how to tailor OARS skills for each MI process.

Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, this manual will help you develop and sharpen your skills in motivational interviewing.