Motivational Interviewing

All of us know that motivation is the key to behaviour change. In this section are our favourite tools to support you in your work of building partnership, understanding the importance of empathy, and evoking as much change talk as possible while minimising sustain talk. Without a strong working alliance established with those we work with, we are often unable to maximise the amount of change possible.

Information & activity sheets

• Common traps that promote disengagement (PDF .4mb)
• Deepening Reflections (PDF .4mb)
• How would you respond – Activity sample (PDF .4mb)
• Audio sample 1  (Audio 41 sec)
• Audio sample 2  (Audio 36 sec)
• The ‘Motivation’ in motivational interviewing (PDF .3mb)
• The spirit of motivational interviewing (PDF .4mb)
• Thumbs up thumbs down – Spirit of MI Activity sample (PDF .5mb)

Media

• Explaining MI (Video 5:04)
• How does MI work (Video 12:25)
• The spirit of MI (Video 7:59)

Further reading

• Motivational interviewing – A useful skill for correctional staff (PDF .6mb)
• Motivational interviewing and the bigger picture – Where is MI now (PDF .6mb)
• Supervising and coaching to support MI implementation (PDF 1.2mb)
• Takitaki Mai – Guide to motivational interviewing for Maori (PDF 12.8mb)
• Motivational Interviewing in relation to family violence intervention – Exploring the fit (PDF 6.95mb, sign-up required)