Exploring Goals and Value MI News 8/06
MOTIVATION NEWS
Published by Cathy Cole, MSSW, LCSW Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers
August 06 http://www.cathycoletraining.com \"What People Need is a Good Listening To\" Mary Lou Casey
NEWSLETTER FEATURE ARTICLE Exploring Goals and Values: A Way to Elicit Change Talk
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ABOUT MY WORKSHOPS: I have provided MI training since 1995, following my training with Drs. Miller and Rollnick. My teaching approach is very pragmatic, focusing on the core concepts of MI and allowing the learning to progress from direct practice.
I have elected to limit the size of my workshops in order to maximize the opportunity to provide learning that can both address the concepts and practice of Motivational Interviewing while at the same time assist in the application of MI to each participants work setting.
I offer all participants the opportunity to submit a 15-minute audio-tape of an interview using the MI approach before and after each workshop. This will allow for you to have feedback on your progress in learning.
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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 coaching, mental health, 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.
EXPLORING GOALS AND VALUES--A METHOD OF ELICITING CHANGE TALK
Among the motivators for change is a comparing how we are currently pursuing various aspects of our lives with what we consider important regarding our goals and values. My desktop dictionary defines goals as: an aim or desired result and values as: a person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life.
In Motivational Interviewing, Miller and Rollnick discuss discrepancy occurring when there is a gap between current behavior and important goals and values. This discrepancy has to be owned by the person, not instilled or imposed by someone else. Trying to instill or impose generally creates resistance.
So how do we get folks examining goals and values and contrasting those to current behavior? One method is to have a client do a Values Sort, ranking a series of cards with value words and then discussing these. The Values Cards can be located at the bottom of this page on the MI web site: http://motivationalinterview.org/library/index.html. These cards have been customized by others with different words and have been used in group settings.
I have often found the discussion of goals and values to develop naturally in the course of talking with a person. Initiating a review of important goals and values in this context is often a helpful way to exit the loop of exploring ambivalence.
Remember, in MI the goal is the resolution of ambivalence with the outcome being determined by the other person, not us (emphasizing personal choice and control).
A conversation might go like this: I is for interviewer, C is for client.
Interviewer (i): So Joan, when we first started talking today you wanted to look at whether to relocate to another part of the country in your retirement. You have been able to identify an almost equal number of reasons to move and reasons not to move.
Client (C): Yes, it still seems confusing, hard to decide.
I: What seems like the hardest part of deciding?
C: Both choices seem like they would be equally satisfying.... the adventure of a new place, the comfort of where I am now.
I: Well, if I might suggest another way of thinking about this... (asking permission)
C: Sure!
I: Your goal seems clear: a comfortable, stimulating, relatively reasonably priced area. What values might guide your life now, given that you feel you have satisfied the value of having a solid career and contributing to your field in a lasting way? What are the guiding values now?
C: Interesting; it's true that my career was first, although I always had a full life with friends and family. I guess I might think of what value didn't get as satisfied as it might.
I: You wonder what is the next emphasis for you.
C: When I started talking to my niece, the one with the two preteen girls, about moving, she looked disappointed just before she encouraged me to do what was best for me. As I think about it, I bet she was looking forward to me being more available with them now.
I: Your niece was encouraging and likely had some other thoughts.
C: Hmmm, of course I will not neglect those girls and do want to spend more time with them. I need to think about whether it would change the relationship too much for me to be living in another place where they would not see me as often. I never had children and those girls are precious to me. I need to consider them in my decision, So when you mention guiding values now, I guess I am surprised but pleased to think about connection to family as one that would be important.
At this point, it is very important for the interviewer to remain neutral, not influencing the decision one way or the other. The client needs to decide.
And so the conversation continues........
Keep practicing!
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Additional Educational/Coaching Offerings: Use of the MITI (Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity Code) for feedback on taped interviews.
Onsite workshops: one to three day training in MI for agencies or educational consortiums
Onsite consultation: Preparing your agency for MI. Combining this with specific training for agency staff increases the effectiveness of implementing MI.
Additional Advanced MI training: Telephone conferencing for active case supervision and focus on MI skills or on site training for staff groups already trained in MI; feedback on tapes using the MITI.
MI Coaching: assessment of a taped client session with phone supervisory consultation; feedback on tapes using the MITI.
For information on any of these MI trainings, send email to cathy@cathycoletraining.com
Cathy Cole, MSSW, LCSW is an educator and clinician.
She received her Masters of Science in Social Work from
the University of Tennessee and has maintained a varied clinical and
education practice throughout her career. Since her training in
Motivational Interviewing in 1995, she has provided extensive training.
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