3rd Edition

Motivational Interviewing, Third Edition Helping People Change

By William R. Miller, Stephen Rollnick Copyright 2013

    This book has been replaced by Motivational Interviewing, Fourth Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-5279-5.

    I. What Is Motivational Interviewing?
    1. Conversations about Change
    2. The Spirit of Motivational Interviewing
    3. The Method of Motivational Interviewing
    II. Engaging: The Relational Foundation
    4. Engagement and Disengagement
    5. Listening: Understanding the Person’s Dilemma
    6. Core Interviewing Skills: OARS
    7. Exploring Values and Goals
    III. Focusing: The Strategic Direction
    8. Why Focus?
    9. Finding the Horizon
    10. When Goals Differ
    11. Exchanging Information
    IV. Evoking: Preparation for Change
    12. Ambivalence: Change Talk and Sustain Talk
    13. Evoking the Person’s Own Motivation
    14. Responding to Change Talk
    15. Responding to Sustain Talk and Discord
    16. Evoking Hope and Confidence
    17. Counseling with Neutrality
    18. Developing Discrepancy
    V. Planning: The Bridge to Change
    19. From Evoking to Planning
    20. Developing a Change Plan
    21. Strengthening Commitment
    22. Supporting Change
    VI. Motivational Interviewing in Everyday Practice
    23. Experiencing Motivational Interviewing
    24. Learning Motivational Interviewing
    25. Applying Motivational Interviewing
    26. Integrating Motivational Interviewing
    VII. Evaluating Motivational Interviewing
    27. Research Evidence and the Evolution of Motivational Interviewing
    28. Evaluating Motivational Conversations
    Appendix A. Glossary of Motivational Interviewing Terms
    Appendix B. A Bibliography of Motivational Interviewing, Christopher J. McLouth

    Biography

    William R. Miller, PhD, is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico. He introduced motivational interviewing in a 1983 article in the journal Behavioral Psychotherapy and in the first edition of Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change, written with Stephen Rollnick, in 1991. Dr. Miller's research has focused particularly on the treatment and prevention of addictions, with broader implications for the psychology of change. He is a recipient of the international Jellinek Memorial Award, two career achievement awards from the American Psychological Association, and an Innovators in Combating Substance Abuse Award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, among many other honors. The Institute for Scientific Information lists Dr. Miller as one of the world's most cited scientists.

    Stephen Rollnick, PhD, is Honorary Distinguished Professor in the School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom. He is a codeveloper of motivational interviewing, with a career in clinical psychology and academia that focused on how to improve conversations about change. He has worked in diverse fields, with special interests in mental health and long-term health conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and HIV/AIDS. Dr. Rollnick has published widely in scientific journals and has written many books on helping people to change behavior. He is coauthor (with William R. Miller) of the classic work Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change, now in its third edition. He has traveled worldwide to train practitioners in many settings and cultures, and now works as a trainer and consultant in healthcare and sports.