Preparing People for Change
Motivational interviewing (MI) is an effective evidence-based approach to overcoming the ambivalence that keeps many people from making desired changes in their lives, even after seeking or being referred to professional treatment. Countless clinicians have used MI since the initial publication of this important book – and theory and methods have evolved apace. Extensively rewritten, this revised and expanded second edition applies MI to challenges of change within and beyond the addictions field, with updates from what has been learned in the last decade. The volume incorporated emerging knowledge on the process of behaviour change, a growing body of outcome research, and discussions of novel applications.

It is essential reading for anyone wishing to help clients get “unstuck” and free up their own resources for change.