Motivational Interviewing in Health Care

The definitive guide to motivational interviewing (MI) for health care practitioners has been completely revised to reflect important developments and make the approach even more accessible. When it comes to helping patients manage chronic and acute conditions and make healthier choices in such areas as medication adherence, smoking, diet, and preventive care, good advice alone is not enough. This book shows how MI can transform conversations about change. Even brief clinical interactions can serve to build trust, clarify patients' goals as well as reasons for ambivalence, and guide them to take positive steps. Featuring sample dialogues, tips, and scripts, most of the book is entirely new.