Publisher Description

This pragmatic guide spells out how to use motivational interviewing (MI) to have productive conversations about behavior change with adolescents and young adults in any clinical context. Filled with vivid examples, sample dialogues, and "dos and don'ts," the book shows how conducting MI from a developmentally informed standpoint can help practitioners quickly build rapport with young patients, enhance their motivation to make healthy changes, and overcome ambivalence. Experts on specific adolescent problems describe MI applications in such key areas as substance abuse, smoking, sexual risk taking, eating disorders and obesity, chronic illness management, and externalizing and internalizing behavior problems. This book will be important reading for clinical psychologists, addictions treatment specialists, social workers, counselors, and psychiatrists; also of interest to pediatricians, nurses, and other health care providers who treat adolescents. It may also serve as a supplemental text in graduate-level courses.

Author Biography

Sylvie Naar-King, PhD, Pediatric Prevention Research Center and Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, USA and Mariann Suarez, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, USA

Table of Contents

I. The Guide1. Introduction: Why Motivational Interviewing with Adolescents and Young Adults?2. Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: A Brief Review of Development3. The Spirit of Motivational Interviewing4. Person-Centered Guiding Skills5. Responding to Resistance6. Change Talk7. Commitment8. Integrating Motivational Interviewing into Your PracticeII. Side Trips9. Alcohol Problems, Lynn Hernandez, Nancy Barnett, Hollie Sindelar-Manning, Thomas Chun, and Anthony Spirito10. Marijuana Use, Denise Walker 11. The Juvenile Justice System, L. A. R. Stein12. Sexual Risk Reduction, Juline Koken, Angulique Outlaw, and Monique Green-Jones 13. Smoking, Kimberly Horn14. Psychiatric Disorders, Lisa J. Merlo and Nina Gobat 15. Eating Disorders, Janet Treasure, Carolina Lopez, and Pam Macdonald16. Obesity in Minorities, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Elizabeth Barnett, Jaimie Davis, and Ken Resnicow 17. Self-Care for Chronic Medical Conditions, Sylvie Naar-King and Deborah Ellis18. Group Alcohol and Drug Treatment, Elizabeth J. D'Amico, Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing, Brett Engle, Sarah Hunter, Karen Chan Osilla, and Angela D. Bryan19. Applications in Schools, Sebastian Kaplan, Brett Engle, Ashley Austin, and Eric F. Wagner20. Family-Based Intervention, Sue Channon and Sune RubakIII. Choosing Your Own Path21. Ethical Considerations22. Developing Proficiency in Motivational Interviewing

Review

"A beautifully written, well-organized, and immensely substantive text on collaborating with young people who are struggling with serious challenges. I highly recommend this book to anyone who works with teenagers and young adults. Readers will benefit from its unique blend of spirit and skill, lively illustrations, and universal lessons. I guarantee that this book will not disappoint!" - Andrew Malekoff, Executive Director, North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center, Roslyn Heights, New York, USA "Naar-King and Suarez remind us that the more you try to persuade and direct, the more a young person tends to resist. Want more productive conversations about behavior change with the young adults you work with? Want to stop the pathologizing of adolescents and help them maximize their potential? Look to this book for all-important 'how-tos' and helpful strategies." - Michael D. Clark, Director, Center for Strength-Based Strategies, Mason, Michigan, USA

Long Description

This pragmatic guide spells out how to use motivational interviewing (MI) to have productive conversations about behavior change with adolescents and young adults in any clinical context. Filled with vivid examples, sample dialogues, and "dos and don'ts," the book shows how conducting MI from a developmentally informed standpoint can help practitioners quickly build rapport with young patients, enhance their motivation to make healthy changes, and overcome ambivalence. Experts on specific adolescent problems describe MI applications in such key areas as substance abuse, smoking, sexual risk taking, eating disorders and obesity, chronic illness management, and externalizing and internalizing behavior problems. This book will be important reading for clinical psychologists, addictions treatment specialists, social workers, counselors, and psychiatrists; also of interest to pediatricians, nurses, and other health care providers who treat adolescents. It may also serve as a supplemental text in graduate-level courses.

Review Quote

"The authors combine a user-friendly style with rigorous research evidence. The book is well organized and offers enough detail to enable practitioners to grasp the subtleties that can make the difference between being effective or not. The useful examples, tips, and chapter summaries make it a handy reference not only for counselors-in-training, but also for experienced counselors, educators, and others working with this client group. Also offered are very useful, practical models of how MI can be adapted to particular behavioral issues, such as eating disorders and smoking cessation. An indispensable guide for anyone working with issues of behavior change in young people."--Ariana Faris, MSc, private practice, Cardiff, United Kingdom "A beautifully written, well-organized, and immensely substantive text on collaborating with young people who are struggling with serious challenges. I highly recommend this book to anyone who works with teenagers and young adults. Readers will benefit from its unique blend of spirit and skill, lively illustrations, and universal lessons. I guarantee that this book will not disappoint!"--Andrew Malekoff, LCSW, CASAC, Executive Director, North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center, Roslyn Heights, New York "Naar-King and Suarez remind us that the more you try to persuade and direct, the more a young person tends to resist. Want more productive conversations about behavior change with the young adults you work with? Want to stop the pathologizing of adolescents and help them maximize their potential? Look to this bookfor all-important 'how-tos' and helpful strategies."--Michael D. Clark, MSW, Director, Center for Strength-Based Strategies, Mason, Michigan

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