Some of the major concepts in found motivational interviewing are:
• Motivation to change is elicited from the client, and is not imposed from outside forces
• It is the client’s task, not the counselor’s, to articulate and resolve his or her ambivalence
• Direct persuasion is not an effective method for resolving ambivalence
• The counseling style is generally quiet and elicits information from the client
• The counselor is directive, in that they help the client to examine and resolve ambivalence
• Readiness to change is not a trait of the client, but a fluctuating result of interpersonal interaction
• The therapeutic relationship resembles a partnership or companionship When helping clients move these processes using motivational interviewing, the help must remember these …show more content…
Some of the great things about MI is that it’s low cost and can be delivered in two to four outpatient sessions. It’s effectiveness and has held up across a wide variety of real-life clinical settings. Motivational interviewing focuses on mobilizing the client's own resources for change. It does not assume a long-term client-therapist relationship. Motivational interviewing is also a sensible prelude to other health care interventions because it has been shown to increase adherence, which in turn improves treatment outcomes. In the book “Motivational Interviewing” by Janet Treasure the author states “MI has been found to be effective for different forms of health behaviour change (Dunn et al., 2001). Adaptations of MI have been found to be more effective than no treatment or placebo and as effective as other active treatments for people with problems related to alcohol, drug abuse, diet and exercise, diabetes, hypertension and bulimia. Mixed results have been found for its efficacy in smoking and HIV-related risk behaviours “ (Burke et al.,
• Motivation to change is elicited from the client, and is not imposed from outside forces
• It is the client’s task, not the counselor’s, to articulate and resolve his or her ambivalence
• Direct persuasion is not an effective method for resolving ambivalence
• The counseling style is generally quiet and elicits information from the client
• The counselor is directive, in that they help the client to examine and resolve ambivalence
• Readiness to change is not a trait of the client, but a fluctuating result of interpersonal interaction
• The therapeutic relationship resembles a partnership or companionship When helping clients move these processes using motivational interviewing, the help must remember these …show more content…
Some of the great things about MI is that it’s low cost and can be delivered in two to four outpatient sessions. It’s effectiveness and has held up across a wide variety of real-life clinical settings. Motivational interviewing focuses on mobilizing the client's own resources for change. It does not assume a long-term client-therapist relationship. Motivational interviewing is also a sensible prelude to other health care interventions because it has been shown to increase adherence, which in turn improves treatment outcomes. In the book “Motivational Interviewing” by Janet Treasure the author states “MI has been found to be effective for different forms of health behaviour change (Dunn et al., 2001). Adaptations of MI have been found to be more effective than no treatment or placebo and as effective as other active treatments for people with problems related to alcohol, drug abuse, diet and exercise, diabetes, hypertension and bulimia. Mixed results have been found for its efficacy in smoking and HIV-related risk behaviours “ (Burke et al.,