Enhancing Confidence by Narrowing the Concern
Motivation News
Published by Cathy Cole, MSSW, LCSW Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, Inc.
July 2010
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We sit together~
My thoughts you reflect
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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.
Increasing Confidence by Narrowing the Concern
As a reminder, when discussing what gets in the way of change, we focus on areas of importance, confidence, readiness/commitment. This is a brief example of low confidence as the main issue.
Problem: ability to work more effectively with emotions and the lack of confidence in using skills learned in groups
Additional factors: overwhelmed by the many areas in which she feels ineffective
Use of MI: put areas where she feels ineffective in bubbles on a white board; have client select the most important areas of focus
Client then discusses two and determines that in one area she feels quite effective and decides to work on the remaining one
Effect: client begins to feel more settled, less overwhelmed
Next step: elicit from client her ideas of what would help in the remaining area
Effect: client becomes overwhelmed again, not able to think of any solutions
Next step: permission gained to offer some ideas; ideas offered; elicited from client her thoughts on ideas
Effect: client able to select what she felt would work for her and a plan to practice in front of a mirror to increase her confidence in using the plan when in a difficult situation
Effect: client leaves feeling more confident/committed to trying something new
Principles used: partnering, agenda setting, elicit, provide, elicit, autonomy
While this is an example from the mental health arena, you can see how easily this can be applied in any area of behavior change.
As always, keep practicing!
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