Casey Jackson

This bestselling work has introduced hundreds of thousands of professionals and students to motivational interviewing (MI), a proven approach to helping people overcome ambivalence that gets in the way of change. William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick explain current thinking on the process of behavior change, present the principles of MI, and provide detailed guidelines for putting it into practice.
 

5min 32sec 

• Play-by-play strategy highlighted throughout video
• Setting: Mr John Green attends an outpatient department or primary care setting.
  He is 56 years old, obese, smokes 20 cigarettes per day, has recently been found to have impaired glucose tolerance, raised cholesterol and raised blood pressure. He’s attending an appointment with the nurse to discuss his health in relation to possible lifestyle changes he could make.

• This interview is based on the motivational interviewing techniques outlined in: Rollnick, S., Miller, WR., Butler, CC. (2008) Motivational Interviewing in Health Care. New York, Guildford Press.

• Demonstrate, not just say, that you understand the client
• Authoritarian approach does not equal expertise; rather collaboration

Increasing empathy may have resulted in improved outcomes with this case

• Role play with high-risk involuntary adolescent
• VERY difficult youth putting interviewer on spot
  • Interviewer having troubles getting out of “Hot-seat” to have client feel heard and understood

Just music—no speaking

Motivational Interviewing in SONG: “Rolling with Resistance”

MI lyrics set to the tune of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” 

Quick Overview of MI in a Fun-type Tone from a Group of Social Workers

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Quick overview of MI history, primary goals of MI, very quick mention of stages of change, stage matching, self-determination theory, ideas to remember aspects of MI, techniques within MI, and road-blocks to communication—all in a fun-type tone from a group of social workers

Comical ANTI-Motivational Interviewing style interaction: “STOP IT!”

Bob Newhart and Mo Collins on Mad TV

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