Motivational Interviewing is a client-centered approach designed to facilitate behavior change. The approach views individuals as dynamic and complex, driven by contending and conflicting motives, resulting in ambivalence and fluctuating degrees of self-efficacy. Thus, Motivational Interviewing appears to be especially compatible for addressing psychosocial aspects related to behavior change.
The applicability of Motivational Interviewing across a variety of issues, its brief and specific interactions, and practical use in combination with other active treatment methods has intrigued many health care practitioners and led to explorations of the utility of Motivational Interviewing in other areas of health care practice.
Learning Outcomes
Define and review current evidence on motivational interviewing
Discuss how the Readiness for Change model can provide a framework for understanding the process of behaviour change with injured workers
Discuss how Motivational Interviewing can provide the means to facilitate behaviour change process
Present results of a recent clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing for improving return-to-work rates with injured workers