Motivational Interview Essay

COUNSELING– MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEW
Vs.
TRADITIONAL INTERVIEW
Shivagni kirtika kumar(S150351)

Course Name :
Course Code: PBH601
Programme: BDN.
Course Convener: Paul Laginikoro
Due Date: 8/05/2016
Nowadays days it has been seen that NCDS (non-communicable diseases) is increasing at a greater rate than in olden times. Young people in Fiji are suffering from NCDS due to unhealthy diet however, it is not the only factor that leads to NCDS. There are factors such as lack of exercise and physical inactivity, tobacco use and the harmful use of alcohol (World Health Organization, 2015). Whereas, in olden days people were more physically active for example they used to relay on farming and obtaining fresh, the use of tobacco and alcohol

and Stephen Rollnick, PhD. They published Motivational Interviewing: Preparing People for Change in 1991 and a second edition of that book was published in 2002 (PBH notes ,2016). Motivational interviewing is a directive client centered counseling for modification of behavioral change and making out of effective solution to the issue client is suffering from. According to, American Journal of Nursing, 2007 it is defined as a method that works on facilitating and engaging intrinsic motivation within the client in order to change their

Firstly, the ability to ask open ended questions secondly, the ability to provide affirmations that is reflection. Thirdly, the ability to provide summary to the client at the end of counseling session (American Journal of Nursing, 2007). This type of counseling increases client’s awareness on the issue and consequences experienced. In motivational counseling therapists helps the clients in envision of a better future, and to become increasingly motivated to achieve their goals. The main goals of motivational interviewing is to motivate client to a positive change (Rollnick, Miller,