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Motivational Interviewing. Resolve ambivalence, move towards change. Key Aspects. Empathy Nonjudgmental understanding of client’s perspective Develop discrepancy Exploring gaps between current behavior and the lives they would like to lead Avoiding argument
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Motivational Interviewing Resolve ambivalence, move towards change
Key Aspects • Empathy • Nonjudgmental understanding of client’s perspective • Develop discrepancy • Exploring gaps between current behavior and the lives they would like to lead • Avoiding argument • Counselor avoids arguing so as to not awaken resistance in client
Key Aspects… • Rolling with resistance • Accepting the reality of ambivalence and inviting the client to enter into the process of problem solving • Self efficacy • Encouraging the client’s sense of the possibility of change