Motivation News: Supporting Self Efficacy
Motivation News
Published by Cathy Cole, MSSW, LCSW Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, Inc.
January 2010 Happy New Year and New Decade http://www.cathycoletraining.com (MI training since 1995) We sit together~ My thoughts you reflect And hope springs forth Cole, 2007
Newsletter Feature Article Supporting Self Efficacy
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Welcome to Motivation News, a newsletter devoted to clinical information on the use of a Motivational Interviewing (MI) approach to change. The authors of this approach, William Miller, PhD and Stephen Rollnick, PhD define MI as a 'client centered, directive method for enhancing an intrinsic motivation for change by exploring and resolving ambivalence". This collaborative approach to working with clients has wide application in mental health, the justice system, addictions, health care and health education. Information in this newsletter is taken from various source material from the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and specifically from the book Motivational Interviewing, Preparing People for Change; Miller and Rollnick, 2nd edition, 2002, Guilford Press. Additional source material: Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Psychological Problems, ed. Arkowitz, Westra, Miller, and Rollnick, Guilford 2007; Motivational Interviewing In Health Care, Rollnick, Miller, and Butler, Guilford, 2007.
Supporting Self Efficacy
The 4th principle of MI is supporting self efficacy, the client's belief in the ability to make change, clearly an area of importance. When the ruler exercise is used, often we find a client with a strong belief in the importance of making change but with a low belief in ability. Consequently, many people assume defeat before they ever begin to consider change.
Our belief in the inherent ability for all people to make change is vital to our use of MI and is exemplified in the spirit of MI: collaboration, evocation, and autonomy. Promoting self efficacy often involves providing the client information on how change is possible, ways to approach change. Of course, this information is offered, not dictated, while continuing to elicit how the client understands and considers the utility of the information as it might work for him/her.
While the integration of MI with other therapy approaches....the 8th stage of MI... is another topic, my most recent feedback from a client on the importance of promoting self efficacy and remaining in the spirit of MI occurred as I was using the structure of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with a client who felt she could not control her reaction to painful emotions. We worked with willingness, using some experiential exercises from ACT, and then talked together about a strategy that might work for her, should she decide she wanted to try this, on not reacting to her thoughts.
She is having success. What she has defined as the most important part of therapy is my belief in her; she used the words 'you are working alongside of me; you respect me; you believe in me.' While I do not say this to promote myself, I offer this as what our clients recognize when we remain faithful to the Spirit of MI and supporting self efficacy.
The Best to You in 2010. Keep Practicing! Cathy
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