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lynnaeaowens's review against another edition
4.0
THE textbook on Motivational Interviewing. I read this as it pertains to my career (clinical psychologist in training), but this was not assigned reading. This book solidified my perspective that motivational interviewing is crucial for therapists who are often engaging with clients who are not yet ready for or committed to making changes. This book was quite dense and I found it hard to translate directly into my practice, but the authors speak to that and provide recommendations for training. I look forward to pursuing training opportunities in the future.
4/5
4/5
morgan_blackledge's review against another edition
5.0
I read an earlier addition of this manual when I was in school working towards my MA. I thought it was brilliant back then. But I had no idea how effective this stuff would be in practice. I'm currently doing my (MFT) internships and just beginning to implement this stuff, and WOW, it really works.
The first time I experienced a client drop dramatic, sudden, emphatic change talk in a session my jaw just about hit the floor. I was with a client who was on the verge of becoming homeless, but could not seem to take action due to depression and overwhelm. We explored the ambivalence, non-judgmentally, for just a few minutes, and suddenly she startled as if she were jerking awake from a deep sleep and said " oh my god, I have to go find a place to live". We scribbled out a quick list and she bolted for the door to go get some urgent and important stuff done. The next day she came into my office with the proud news that she got the apartment.
Listening with empathy and reflecting in a forward direction can transform an otherwise superficial or circular conversation into an insight and action provoking depth charge. KABOOM!
As an addendum I'm including the following progress update to the above mentioned clients status. She did in fact find and move in to the apartment. But as it turns out its is a meth house, and she has subsequently become hopelessly relapsed in her meth addiction (I was treating her opiate addiction at the time of writing, her meth addiction was in remission). One step forward three steps back I guess.
This of course does not at all reflect poorly on MI, but it does remind us that long term adaptive behavioral change takes sustained long term effort and commitment.
The first time I experienced a client drop dramatic, sudden, emphatic change talk in a session my jaw just about hit the floor. I was with a client who was on the verge of becoming homeless, but could not seem to take action due to depression and overwhelm. We explored the ambivalence, non-judgmentally, for just a few minutes, and suddenly she startled as if she were jerking awake from a deep sleep and said " oh my god, I have to go find a place to live". We scribbled out a quick list and she bolted for the door to go get some urgent and important stuff done. The next day she came into my office with the proud news that she got the apartment.
Listening with empathy and reflecting in a forward direction can transform an otherwise superficial or circular conversation into an insight and action provoking depth charge. KABOOM!
As an addendum I'm including the following progress update to the above mentioned clients status. She did in fact find and move in to the apartment. But as it turns out its is a meth house, and she has subsequently become hopelessly relapsed in her meth addiction (I was treating her opiate addiction at the time of writing, her meth addiction was in remission). One step forward three steps back I guess.
This of course does not at all reflect poorly on MI, but it does remind us that long term adaptive behavioral change takes sustained long term effort and commitment.
alissanelson's review against another edition
3.0
Super useful for thinking about change in a person-centered way, definitely wish I'd read this before my years in case management.
patrick_114's review against another edition
4.0
though i did not feel that too much was breath-takingly new or anything, it did encourage me to be more mindful of my language and joining skills in sessions. i try not to use "but" at all and enjoy a new wrinkle to my approach with clients. i read it because it seems to be all the rage. next, i will look for the text specifically addressing MI and the JSO population.
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