This review traces the development of motivational interviewing (MI) from its happenstance
beginnings and the first description published in this journal in 1983, to its continuing …

This is the authoritative, bestselling guide that professionals and students turn to for a
complete introduction to motivational interviewing (MI), the powerful approach to facilitating …

The clinical method of motivational interviewing (MI) evolved from the person-centered
approach of Carl Rogers, maintaining his pioneering commitment to the scientific study of …

Communication skills are fundamental to social work, yet few studies have directly evaluated
their impact. In this study, we explore the relationship between skills and outcomes in 127 …

From experts on working with court-mandated populations, this book shows how
motivational interviewing (MI) can help offenders move beyond resistance or superficial …

It is widely accepted that empathy is important for social work practice, yet there are multiple
dimensions of empathy and comparatively few studies of empathy as a component of social …

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components if book is purchased through a third-party seller. Praise for the first edition:“The …

There has been recent concern that many practices and programs erroneously claim to be
strengths-based. In reaction some have called for researchers to make systematic …

In its new edition, The Practice of Generalist Social Work provides in-depth understanding of
the knowledge, skills, values, and affective and cognitive processes needed for social work …

Objective: Motivational interviewing (MI) has demonstrated effectiveness with varied
populations; however, methods of training students in MI vary. The present study tests the …