Motivational Interviewing

Skills and Tools

This document summarizes the types of Change Talk, methods for evoking change talk, and ways of rolling with resistance.

This document summarizes ten strategies for Eliciting Change Talk.

This document provides descriptions of high and low skill levels for the discrete MI skills found in the MIA:STEP model.

This brief tool can be used to assist clients in assessing their readiness to change.

This document summarizes strategies for assessing client importance and confidence about change.

This document is a brief summary of various MI skills and concepts.

This document is an example of a “scripted” approach to an MI session.

This document contains information about using the Eliciti – Provide – Elicit technique in abrief intervention context.

This document a set of “cards” that can be used to help clients think about and identify positive strengths in the lives.