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Building Motivational Interviewing Skills: A Practitioner Workbook (Applications of Motivational Interviewin)

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This is a superb book. There are a number of excellent books on motivational interviewing but none that are so clearly directed to helping practitioners develop and practice their motivational interviewing skills.

The book presents clear, concise explanations of the core concepts and skills of motivational interviewing along with exercises to help the reader gain experience by putting the skills into practice. Whether you are new to motivational interviewing, an experienced practitioner hoping to enhance your motivational interviewing skills, or a trainer involved in teaching others how to use this approach to behavior change, this book will be a valuable resource. Highly recommended.

Steve Schack, MSW, CDP
Member, Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers
Evergreen Treatment Services
Seattle, WA, USA

I purchased this book to utilize the many worksheets for training purposes. The activities are realistic and easily transferable to enhansing MI skills. I work in corrections and find this book valuable and worth the cost.

For anyone looking for a step by step instruction to motivational interviewing, this is it! Great handouts, but Guilford is very strict about their use.

~ Jacqueline Corcoran
A MONTH OF SUNDAYS
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Quickly - if you're already using MI or you've become aware of similar approaches in your own field, this is a great resource for building deeper understanding, and a tool for developing new skills. Thank you very much Dr. Rosengren.

It's an easy "read" so at work we're having fun learning with each other role playing & breaking down conversations

then this one is a great choice. Although reading a book is just the start, and I certainly recommend the second edition of MI by Miller and Rollnick, this one is a wonderful resouce. It gives key theoretical insights and then offers a wealth of practical exercises to develop your MI muscle. Although it can be used alone I strongly recommend getting together with others who want to really do MI right. If at all possible find a trainer or coach to guide you so you get started on the right foot.