Motivational Interviewing is a client-centered, directive method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence, is also a form of guidance to elicit and strengthen motivation and inspiration to make a change. (Miller & Rollnick)
Motivational Interviewing Principles | Definition | Spirit
The Spirit of Motivational Interviewing
Through this approach, health care provider must realise that the motivation to change is elicited from the client and it is the client's task to resolve his/her ambivalence, instead of the counselor's articulation. One must know that direct persuasion is not an effective method for resolving the problem.
The counselling style is generally quiet and eliciting in the direction of helping the client to examine and resolve ambivalence by self. Thus, the therapeutic relationship between the counselor and patient is more like a partnership or companionship than expert/recipient roles.
Principles of Motivational Interviewing
The 5 key principles of motivational interviewing would be "READS"
R - Roll with resistance
E - Express empathy
A - Avoid argumentation
D - Develop discrepancy
S - Support self-efficacy
The principles should be applied appropriately throughout the interaction to patients depends on their personality and characteristics. It is not necessarily be applied in any particular order.
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