4150: Motivational Interviewing

About the Course:

In a clear, systematic fashion, the authors Miller and Rollnick presents Motivational Interviewing as a practical, research-tested, and potentially powerful approach to effecting change in persons with addictive behaviors. This book, in a nonauthoriatarian approach, helps people free up their own motivations and resources to overcome ambivalence and get “unstuck.”

Publication Date:

1st Edition

Author

Miller, William R, Ph.D. & Rollnick, Stephen, Ph.D.

About the Authors:

Dr. Miller is Regents Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico and Director of Research for UNM’s Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions. Dr. Miller’s publications include 25 books and more than 200 articles and chapters, focusing especially on the treatment of alcohol problems and other addictive behaviors. His research group has developed and evaluated a number of innovative clinical strategies, including Motivational Interviewing.

Course Objectives:

1. To be able to discuss what motivates people to change.

2. To be able to explain five basic principles of motivational interviewing.

3. To be able to make clinical applications of motivational interviewing.