Motivational interviewing (MI) offers powerful tools for helping social work clients draw on their strengths to make desired changes in their lives. This reader-friendly book introduces practitioners and students to MI and demonstrates how to integrate this evidence-based method into direct practice. Melinda Hohman and her associates describe innovative applications for diverse clients and practice areas, including substance abuse treatment, mental health, child welfare, community organizing, and others. Extensive sample dialogues illustrate MI skills in action with individuals and groups. The book also presents best practices for MI training, teaching, and agency-wide integration.
This book is in the Applications of Motivational Interviewing series, edited by Stephen Rollnick, William R. Miller, and Theresa B. Moyers.
- ISBN10 1609189698
- ISBN13 9781609189693
- Publish Date 14 November 2011 (first published 1 January 2011)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Guilford Publications
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 178
- Language English