We chose motivational interviewing. Motivational Interviewing is an approach that works on promoting and engaging essential motivation within the client in order to change behavior.[citation needed] MI is a goal-oriented, client-centered counseling style for invoking behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence. In comparison with non-directive counseling, it's more focused and goal-directed. It goes away from traditional client-centered therapy through this use of direction, in which therapists attempt to influence clients to consider making changes, rather than non-directively explore themselves.[1] The study and resolution of ambivalence is a central purpose, and the counselor is intentionally directive in pursuing this goal.[2]
MI recognizes and acknowledges that clients who need to make changes in their lives approach counseling at many different levels of readiness to change their behavior.[3] While in …show more content…
Alternately, or in addition, therapists may help clients envision a better future, and become increasingly motivated to achieve it.[7] The approach helps clients think differently about their behavior and ultimately to consider what might be gained through change.[8] Motivational interviewing targets the present, and entails working with a client to access motivation to change a particular behavior that is not consistent with a client's personal value or goal.[9]Warmth, genuine empathy, and acceptance are necessary to cultivate therapeutic gain (Rogers, 1961) within motivational interviewing. A central concept is that ambivalence about decisions is resolved by conscious and unconscious weighing of pros and cons of change vs. not changing (Ajzen,
MI recognizes and acknowledges that clients who need to make changes in their lives approach counseling at many different levels of readiness to change their behavior.[3] While in …show more content…
Alternately, or in addition, therapists may help clients envision a better future, and become increasingly motivated to achieve it.[7] The approach helps clients think differently about their behavior and ultimately to consider what might be gained through change.[8] Motivational interviewing targets the present, and entails working with a client to access motivation to change a particular behavior that is not consistent with a client's personal value or goal.[9]Warmth, genuine empathy, and acceptance are necessary to cultivate therapeutic gain (Rogers, 1961) within motivational interviewing. A central concept is that ambivalence about decisions is resolved by conscious and unconscious weighing of pros and cons of change vs. not changing (Ajzen,