Motivational Interviewing in Social Work Practice: (Applications of Motivational Interviewing)

Motivational interviewing (MI) offers powerful tools for helping social work clients draw on their strengths to make desired changes in their lives. This reader-friendly book introduces practitioners and students to MI and demonstrates how to integrate this evidence-based method into direct practice. Melinda Hohman and her associates describe innovative applications for diverse clients and practice areas, including substance abuse treatment, mental health, child welfare, community organizing, and others. Extensive sample dialogues illustrate MI skills in action with individuals and groups. The book also presents best practices for MI training, teaching, and agency-wide integration. This book is in the Applications of Motivational Interviewing series, edited by Stephen Rollnick, William R. Miller, and Theresa B. Moyers.

Table of Contents:
1. Why Social Work and Motivational Interviewing? 2. The Heart of Motivational Interviewing 3. Motivational Interviewing and the Engagement and Assessment Process, with Hilda Loughran & Sally Mathiesen 4. Supporting Self-Efficacy, or What If They Don’t Think They Can Do It?, with Stéphanie Wahab & Katie Slack 5. Expressing Empathy: Communicating Understanding (Even When It’s Hard) 6. Developing Discrepancy: Using Motivational Interviewing in a Group Setting to Increase Ambivalence 7. Rolling with Resistance: Motivational Interviewing with Adolescents, or, "You Can’t Make Me", with Elizabeth Barnett & Audrey M. Shillington 8. Building Collaboration: Motivational Interviewing in Community Organization Work, with Mike Eichler 9. Integrating Motivational Interviewing into Social Work Practice, with Rhoda Emlyn-Jones, Bill James, & Cristine Urquhart 10. Final Thoughts: Lessons Learned from Training and Teaching Motivational Interviewing

About the Author :
Melinda Hohman, PhD, School of Social Work, San Diego State University, USA

Review :
"Providing an accessible, practical description of why and how to integrate motivational interviewing (MI) into social work practice, this text offers an invaluable discussion of one of the most empirically supported intervention approaches in the field today. With the charge to move towards evidence-based practice in social work, beginning and advanced practitioners alike will appreciate the fact that MI has been tested in nearly 300 clinical outcome studies. Hohman and colleagues offer detailed transcripts and clinical vignettes that break down the MI process into discrete, readily learned chunks. Students in foundation and advanced courses on social work practice, addictions treatment, and health and mental health social work will benefit from learning how MI principles and techniques can be applied to address the real-world challenges of common clinical scenarios." - Eric L. Garland, Florida State University, USA "I have been waiting for a book like this one. This much-needed volume will be of tremendous value to social workers who have struggled to engage and facilitate change in a broad range of client populations. It is rich with helpfully presented, annotated sample dialogues illustrating the skillful application of MI in social work contexts." - Andrew Hamid, Columbia University, USA