Homework: The Spirit of Motivational Interviewing
There is an old adage that "practice makes perfect," which is particularly relevant to learning a new set of skills like those associated with motivational interviewing. The Homework is designed to give you opportunities to practice specific motivational interviewing skills that are introduced in the Discussions.
In this homework, you practiced applying the spirit of motivational interviewing to a service user in the case study to which you were assigned. As you may remember, the spirit of motivational interviewing is a heart-set and mindset that encompasses four elements that are crucial for building a relationship with a service user: partnership, acceptance, compassion, and evocation (Miller & Rollnick, 2013). In this Homework, you will review a series of practitioner statements to determine whether the statements reflect the spirit of motivational interviewing.
Reference:
Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2013). Motivational interviewing: Helping people change (3rd ed.). The Guilford Press.
To Prepare
1) Review the Learning Resources on the spirit of motivational interviewing.
2) Review the document entitled, "Rating Samples for MI Spirit." Consider whether each of the exchanges is consistent with the spirit of motivational interviewing. Why, or why not?
Submit a 2 to 3 pages paper that addresses the following:
1) Explain whether each exchange in the "Rating Samples for MI Spirit" document is consistent with the spirit of motivational interviewing. Why, or why not? Be specific.
2) In instances where you do not believe that the exchange is consistent with the spirit of motivational interviewing, explain how the practitioner could have responded to be consistent with the spirit of motivational interviewing. Again, be specific.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.