Building motivational interviewing skills : a practitioner workbook / David B. Rosengren.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Foundations of MI -- The use of OARS: reflective listening -- The use of OARS: open-ended questions, affirmations, and summaries -- Recognizing, reinforcing, and eliciting change talk -- Managing resistance -- Opening a session or topic -- Working with ambivalence -- Information sharing, offering a concern, and giving advice -- The key question -- Negotiating a treatment plan -- Learning MI.

"Developing expertise in motivational interviewing (MI) takes practice, which is exactly the point of this engaging, user-friendly workbook. The volume is packed with real-world examples from a range of clinical settings, as well as sample interactions and hands-on learning activities. The author is an experienced MI researcher, clinician, and trainer who facilitates learning with quizzes, experiential exercises, and reproducible worksheets. Working alone or with a partner or study group, the reader is taken step-by-step through practicing core MI skills: raising the importance of behavior change, enhancing the client's confidence, resolving ambivalence, solidifying commitment to change, and negotiating a change plan"--Back cover.