Fundamentals of Motivational Interviewing: Tips and Strategies for Addressing Common Clinical Challenges

by Michael B. Madson and Julie A. Schumacher

Book Overview

Motivational interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based communication style that has applicability to diverse professions ranging from mental and physical healthcare to criminal justice. Professionals use MI to help patients/clients harness their own internal motivations for change and become active partners in developing plans for change. Using MI, a professional can guide patients/clients to make positive changes in life areas such as substance abuse,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199354634
• ISBN13: 9780199354634
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"