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

Developing expertise in motivational interviewing (MI) takes practice, which is exactly the point of this engaging, user-friendly workbook. 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 author is an experienced MI researcher, clinician, and trainer who facilitates learning with quizzes, experiential exercises, and reproducible worksheets. 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. 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 Applications of Motivational Interviewing series.

• Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change, 3rd Edition (Applications of Motivational Interviewing)
• Building Motivational Interviewing Skills, Second Edition: A Practitioner Workbook (Applications of Motivational Interviewing)
• Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: Helping Patients Change Behavior (Applications of Motivational Interviewing)
• 45 Techniques Every Counselor Should Know (3rd Edition) (Merrill Counseling)
• 101 Trauma-Informed Interventions: Activities, Exercises and Assignments to Move the Client and Therapy Forward
• Cognitive-Behavioral Methods: A Workbook for Social Workers
• The CBT Deck: 101 Practices to Improve Thoughts, Be in the Moment & Take Action in Your Life
• Motivational Interviewing: Preparing People for Change, 2nd Edition
• Encyclopedia of Counseling
• Motivational Interviewing and CBT: Combining Strategies for Maximum Effectiveness (Applications of Motivational Interviewing)