Topic One - motivational interviewing
1. When you go to the Effective iSBNT: motivational dialogue page...
Watch the video of Professor Bill Miller and notice how he builds on Carlo DiClemente’s emphasis on the processes of change and the importance of structure and focus
Make sure you understand the two essential skills for practitioners
Watch the three practice videos by Dr Gillian Tober
Look at the way to deal with resistance to change and to keep up the momentum for change.
2. When you go to the Motivational interventions research page...
Read through the summaries of the selected research findings. Meta-analyses are particularly important because they pool the data from a number of studies to give a picture of the state of knowledge. Be sure you have digested the Lundahl et al. study
The model by Magill et al. is useful to keep in mind and further supported by Drage et al..
In the last section the studies by Gaume et al. and Brown et al. dig deep into the particular skills that make a difference.
Reflect on the most important things for you to take away from this task that will guide your practice?
