Examples Of Motivational Interviewing

Motivational interviewing is a counseling method that helps people decide ambivalent feelings and insecurities to find the internal motivation they need to change their behavior. It is a practical, empathetic, and short-term process that takes into consideration how difficult it is to make life changes in a person’s life. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal oriented method of communication with particular attention to the language of change. The examples of the lower risk and higher risk from the videos showcased the difference in working with different types of clients. This technique can be active in any conversation, the videos that were watched for motivational interviewing showed the casual conversation being between the therapist and the client, it was in a not judgmental way which assisted the client in the opening about their life and struggles they are currently facing. In a therapy session, the client often appears “caught” and unable to

In view examples of motivational interviewing, the client seems to understand a need to engage in a new behavior, hence their willingness to be in counseling, in a lot of situations they are unable to move forward and can oscillate backward and forwards over many sessions without ever moving into the

In observing the tow videos on motivational interviewing, it showed by the end of the session, the therapist and client were able to set some goals in place to be aware of the alcohol that they were consuming. In this counseling technique, it all depends on the client and if they are willing to take that next step in working on their current goal. A therapist can only do so much and the individual needs to take it open themselves by doing those goals that were set in place to lower their alcohol consumption with their