Motivational Interviewing

Paper instructions:
Create a chart detailing the five techniques used in motivational interviewing:
1. Define and illustrate counselor techniques of motivational interviewing.
2. Explain how the techniques help overcome the conventional problems of transference and counter transference.
Write an essay of 250-500 words in which you explain the spirit of motivational interviewing and its primary principles.
Include at least one scholarly reference in addition to the textbook in your paper.

Critically discuss how a motivational interviewing approach to abuse/dependency contributes to service users’ recoveries.

Define motivational interviewing. •
Include the relational ‘spirit’ of MI which is similar to recovery.•
Keep in mind that change talk is a unique aspect of MI. • Include discussion on the technique of reflective listening. •
Demonstrate an understanding of motivational interviewing as a person-centred way of guiding service users to elicit and strengthen motivation for change.•
Use examples from practice and academic literature to support your discussion.•