Motivational Interviewing
Code: (CTG 02)
ISBN: 1 74001 054 X
The practice of motivational interviewing has been consistently identified as a vital element in exploring behaviour change.
In the alcohol and drug field it provides an important intervention and assessment tool for helping people with drug-related problems to explore and resolve ambivalence in order to increase motivation to change.
The intervention uses a client-centred counseling style in which the clinician is directive but also works in partnership with the client.
It can be applied in any treatment setting and is being used increasingly in the alcohol and drug field by both specialists and general health and welfare practitioners.