A nonprofit independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES Define motivational interviewing (MI) spirit, including: Listing the three definitions of MI. Interpreting four key components to the MI spirit: partnership, acceptance, compassion and evocation. Explain and use core interviewing skills of OARS - open questions, affirming, reflecting and summarizing. Describe the flow of MI: engaging, focusing, evoking and planning. Define motivation, ambivalence, sustain talk and discord. Identify how the concepts relate to the stages of change and the flow of MI. Define change talk and the concepts of: DARNCAT - desire, ability, reason and need; commitment, activation and taking steps; and instilling discrepancies. 2 ACTIVITY The Health & Safety Quiz 3 WHAT IS MI? Person-centered style Collaborative conversation Strengthens a individual’s own desire, ability, readiness, need and commitment to change Addresses and explores ambivalence about change More focused and goal-directed 4 MI SPIRIT Readiness to change is not a trait, but a fluctuating product of interpersonal interaction. Therapeutic relationship is more like a partnership or companionship than expert/patient roles. 5 MI STYLE AS PREDICTOR OF CHANGE Wrestling Wandering Dancing 6 MORE ON MI STYLE The helper’s style is a powerful determinant of the individual’s resistance and change. An empathetic style is more likely to bring out self-motivated responses and less resistance. Each person has powerful potential for change. The task of the helper is to release that potential and facilitate the natural change process that is already inherent in the individual. 7 MI STYLE: EXPRESSING EMPATHY The crucial attitude is one of acceptance. Skilful reflective listening is fundamental to the individual feeling understood and cared about. Ambivalence is normal; the case manager or counselor should demonstrate an understanding of the individual’s perspective. 8 MI ACCORDING TO BILL MILLER MI is: Researched for over 30 years Has identifiable mechanism of action Verifiable as to whether it is being delivered competently Generalizable across a wide variety of problem areas Relatively brief, specifiable, grounded in testable theory Learnable by a broad range of providers Evidence-based (200+ published randomized clinical trials) 9 THEORETICAL INFLUENCES ON MI Carl Rogers Leon Festinger Daryl Bem Jim Prochaska and Carlo Di Clemente • Theory of the Critical Conditions for Change • Cognitive Dissonance Theory • Self-Perception Theory • The Transtheoretical Stages of Change 10 MI: CHANGE TALK VS. SUSTAIN TALK MI will increase change talk: The extent to which individuals verbally argue for change (change talk) will be directly related to behavior change. MI will diminish resistance to change-sustain talk: The extent to which individuals verbally defend status quo (resistance) will be inversely related to behavior change. Against Change (resistance) For Change (change talk) 11 TRADITIONAL APPROACH VS. MI Traditional Approach MI • Confrontation • Collaboration • Educating • Evocation • Authority • Autonomy 12 MI’S ACTIVE COMPONENTS MI emphasizes two specific active components: 1. Relational component: Focused on empathy and the interpersonal spirit of MI. 2. Technical component: Involving differential evocation and reinforcement of change talk. 13 EFFECTIVE RELATIONAL AND TECHNICAL COMPONENTS MI style and spirit Open ended questions Affirmations of strengths and self-efficacy Reflection statements Motivation to change/change talk Pro’s, cons, ambivalence Instilling discrepancies Fostering a collaborative relationship/autonomy Change planning discussion Patient-centered discussion and feedback 14 OARS 15 FOUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS: OARS Using OARS during the four core processes helps identify the individual’s perception of their problems, motivation, change efforts and plans. Asking open-ended questions Giving affirmations Using reflective listening Making summary statements Also: providing information with permission from the individual 16 OARS: OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS Open questions have the following characteristics: They ask the respondent to think and reflect. They will give opinions and feelings. They hand control of the conversation to the respondent. You say: “What would you like from treatment?” “Tell me about your drinking…” 17 OARS: OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS ACTIVITY Change the following closed to open-ended questions: 1. “Hello, are you having a good day?” 2. “Have you been taking your medication?” 3. “Did you miss your outpatient appointment again?” 18 OARS: AFFIRMATIONS Verbally reinforce strengths, abilities or efforts to change behavior. Develop confidence by praising small steps taken in the direction of change. Express appreciation of personal qualities that might facilitate efforts to change. 19 OARS: REFLECTING LISTENING • Reflective • listening • says... • Reflective listening is NOT: “I hear you.” “I’m accepting, not judging you.” “This is important.” “Please tell me more.” • Directing, warning, advising, persuading, moralizing, agreeing, disagreeing, labeling, interpreting, reassuring, questioning, withdrawing. 20 OARS: REFLECTIVE STATEMENTS Repeat: Repeat a small portion of what was said: “It sounds like…” “What I hear you saying…” Rephrase: Say close to what was said, substituting a few words: “It seems as if…” “I get the sense that…” “It feels as though…” 21 OARS: REFLECTIVE STATEMENTS Straight reflection: Make sure to take your opinion out of the equation, just reflect. Amplified Reflection: Reflect back what the person has said in amplified or exaggerated form – to state it in a more extreme fashion. Double-sided reflection: Reflect back both of the individual’s conflicting perspectives, usually requiring the use of previously verbalized material. Use the conjunction “and” instead of “but” when doing this. “So, on the one hand it sounds like… and yet on the other hand…” 22 OARS: REFLECTIVE STATEMENTS Patient statement: “Using drugs is the only way I can cope.” Simple reflection: “You use in order to deal with stress?” Complex reflection: “You are afraid that you cannot handle life without using drugs?” 23 OARS: DEEPENING REFLECTIVE STATEMENTS Patient statement: “I want to quit smoking because I don’t want another heart attack. I want to see my grandkids grow up.” Content: “You see a connection between your smoking and your heart disease and you’re ready to take action?” Feelings: “You’re scared you might have another heart attack and die prematurely?” Meaning: “Your grandchildren mean a lot to you and you want to be there for them?” 24 OARS: SUMMARIZING Benefits of summarizing: Allows individual to hear themselves a second time. Can be used to end session or transition to a new topic. Allows the interviewer to again reflect both sides of the ambivalence. Provides a summary of the conversation so far. Wraps up the discussion in one or two sentences: “So far, you’ve expressed concern about your grandkids, getting a job and finding a safer place to live.” 25 OARS: ACTIVITY Practice: In the Moment 26 OARS: PROVIDING INFORMATION WITH PERMISSION Providing information with permission: “Would it be ok if we discussed some of the benefits of quitting [insert negative behavior - e.g., smoking, drinking a six pack every night]?” 27 USING OARS 28 Practice Exercise 29 Flow of MI: The Four Core Processes 30 FOUR CORE PROCESSES OF MI 1. Engaging • The Relational Foundation 2. Focusing • The Strategic Focus 3. Evoking • The Transition to MI 4. Planning • The Bridge to Change 31 ENGAGING-STEP ONE 1. Engaging 2. Focusing 3. Evoking 4. Planning 32 FOUR CORE PROCESSES: ENGAGING Focus on desires and goals Identify importance of goals Explore positivity of achievement Identify expectations Establish a sense of hope of change 33 ENGAGING: SKILLS NEEDED Therapeutic engagement is a prerequisite for everything that follows: Use active listening skills Express accurate empathy Use OARS non-directivity Avoiding righting reflex or “fixing” 34 ENGAGING: ASKING PERMISSION Communicates respect: You say: “Do you mind if we talk about [insert behavior]?” “Can we talk a bit about your [insert behavior]?” “I noticed in your medical history that you have hypertension, do you mind if we talk about how different lifestyle choices affect hypertension?” 35 ENGAGEMENT: TRAPS TO AVOID Assessment trap Expert trap Premature focus trap Labeling trap Blaming trap Chat trap 36 Practice Exercise 37 FOCUSING-STEP TWO Planning Evoking Focusing Engaging 38 2ND CORE PROCESS: FOCUSING What is it? Pre-requisite for evoking and the third process. Developing motivation, identifying where they are in the process of change and what are the barriers. Guiding towards a target behavior that is important. Helping identify a target area about which the individual is ambivalent or struggling with change. Being transparent about what the target is: “Based on the concerns you shared, in what direction are we headed?” 39 FOCUSING: TECHNIQUES Using agenda setting or a bubble chart to narrow the focus. Asking: “Which one seems the hardest or most important to work on right now?” vs. use it to check in on all of the areas. 40 Practice Exercise 41 EVOKING-STEP THREE Planning Evoking Focusing Engaging 42 3RD CORE PROCESS: EVOKING What is it? Drawing out the individual’s intrinsic motivation. Drawing out individual’s own ideas and reasons for change. Use elicit-provide-elicit technique and advice with permission. 43 EVOKING: CHANGE TALK Change talk helps with successful outcomes because it elicits reasons for change from individuals vs. lecturing: You say: “What would you like to see different about your current situation?” “What would be the good things about changing your current situation?” 44 EVOKING: QUESTIONS TO ASK “What would you like to see different about your current situation?” “What makes you think you need to change?” “What will happen if you don’t change?” “What would be the good things about changing your [insert risky/problem behavior]?” “What would your life be like three years from now if you changed your [insert risky/problem behavior]?” “Why do you think others are concerned about your [insert risky/problem behavior]?” 45 EVOKING: BEING SUPPORTIVE Emphasis is on being supportive as the individual wants to change, but is struggling. You say: “How can I help you get past some of the difficulties you are experiencing?” “If you were to decide to change, what would you have to do to make this happen?” 46 EVOKING: PROVOKING EXTREMES When there is little expressed desire for change, have the individual describe a possible extreme consequence. You say: “Suppose you don’t change, what is the WORST thing that might happen?” “What is the BEST thing you could imagine that could result from changing?” 47 Practice Exercise 48 PLANNING-STEP FOUR Planning Evoking Focusing Engaging 49 FOUR CORE PROCESSES: PLANNING 50 FOUR CORE PROCESSES: PLANNING What is it? Working to develop commitment to change and formulating specific plan of action Recognize it is ongoing and needs to be revisited Identify the characteristics of “negotiation of change” You say: When saying “Yes” to moving ahead, “What will that look like?” 51 PLANNING: INCREASE PLANNING DISCUSSION Examples of what to say: “Who would/would not be supportive of this change?” “What might they say or do? Let’s practice that conversation...” “You aren’t ready to make that change now, but if you decide to in the future...” 52 PATIENT-CENTERED PROBLEM DISCUSSION Examples of what to say: Ask permission to discuss topic: “I wonder if it would be ok with you if we talked about your diabetes?” Explain you will not insist on immediate action: “I’d like to get a better idea of how you feel about your eating, and please don’t worry, I’m not going to lecture you, ok?” 53 Practice Exercise 54 Motivation, Ambivalence, Sustain Talk & Discord 55 MOTIVATION, AMBIVALENCE, SUSTAIN TALK Motivation Ambivalence Sustain Talk 56 MI WITH STAGES OF CHANGE Not ready to change. Change has occurred in the past; focus is on relapse prevention. Pre-contemplation Maintenance Doing change, has a support system; removing barriers. Action Stages of Change Considering change, working through pro’s/con’s. Contemplation Ready to start taking action; making small steps towards change. Preparation 57 WHAT IS SUSTAIN TALK & DISCORD What is “sustain talk?” “The individual’s own motivations and verbalizations favoring the status quo.” What is “discord?” “Not being on the same wavelength.” 58 WHY INDIVIDUALS DO NOT CHANGE? There is significant ambivalence Hot stove, or rolling the dice My problems are not that bad Blame and shame Attachment to habits, old behaviors 59 FEELINGS ABOUT CHANGE It’s not so much that we’re afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it’s that place in between that we fear… It’s like being between trapezes. It’s Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There’s nothing to hold on to. - Marilyn Ferguson, author, philosopher 60 BEHAVIORS CONNECTED TO SUSTAIN TALK Individuals who present with sustain talk may exhibit the following behaviors: Making excuses Challenging, hostile language (verbal and non-verbal) Minimizing importance or significance Blaming others Ignoring 61 RESPONDING TO SUSTAIN TALK Skills for responding to sustain talk: Reflective listening Emphasizing autonomy Reframing Agreeing with a twist Running head start Coming alongside 62 IDENTIFYING DISCORD Discord: Signals of disharmony in your collaborative relationship. Signs of discord: Defending Squaring off Interrupting Disengagement Tune your ear to hear signals of dissonance and recognize them as important - Miller and Rollnick 63 RESPONDING TO DISCORD Skills for responding to discord: Reflection Apologizing Affirming Shifting focus 64 SUSTAIN TALK & DISCORD Sustain talk is a normal part of the ambivalence and should not be misinterpreted as “resistance.” Discord signals dissonance in your working relationship. Both can increase or decrease depending on how the interviewer responds. Discord can arise for different reasons across the four processes of MI. 65 COMMON MISTAKE When the individual senses the counselor is more invested in change than they are, it destroys a healthy therapeutic relationship. 66 Practice Exercise 67 Change Talk: DARNCAT 68 CHANGE TALK: DARNCAT DARN - desire, ability, reasons and need have something in common: They are pre-commitment forms of change talk. They are leading in the direction of change, but by themselves, they do not trigger behavior change. To say: “I want to” isn’t to say “I am going to.” To say: “I can” is not the same as “I will.” To express reasons for change is not the same as agreeing to do it. To say: “I need to” is still not saying “I intend to.” 69 CHANGE TALK: DARNCAT Actively listen for the individual’s change talk: DESIRE – “I want, I wish, I would like to…” ABILITY – “I can, I could, I would be able to…” REASON – “If I can…, then I can…” NEED – “I have to, I need to, I must…” COMMITMENT – “I will…, I am…” ACTIVATION – “I’m willing to…, I’m ready to…” TAKING STEPS – “I went to…, I called…” 70 CHANGE TALK: DESIRE FOR CHANGE Desire statements tell you about the individual’s preferences for change or the status quo: Individual would say: “I’d like to quit drinking if I could.” “I wish I could make my life better.” “I want to take better care of my kids.” “Getting in shape would make me feel so much better about myself.” 71 CHANGE TALK: ABILITY TO CHANGE Ability-related change talk signals motivational strength: “I definitely can” reflects much stronger confidence than “I probably could” Individual would say: “I think I could do that.” “That might be possible.” “I’m think I may be able to cut back on cigarettes.” 72 CHANGE TALK: REASONS FOR CHANGE Reasons are the specific arguments for change: Individual would say: “To keep my truck driving license, I should probably cut down on my drinking.” “My husband may leave me if I don’t go to therapy.” 73 CHANGE TALK: NEED FOR CHANGE Statements about feeling obliged to change: Individual would say: “I ought to make better food choices.” “I have to get some sleep.” “I really should get more exercise.” 74 CHANGE TALK: COMMITMENT TO CHANGE Statements about the likelihood of change: Individual with strong commitment would say: “I promise” “I will” “I intend to” “I am ready to” Individual with lower levels of commitment would say: “I will think about it” “I’ll consider it” “I plan to” “I will try to” 75 CHANGE TALK: ACTIVATION TOWARDS CHANGE Statements indicating movement towards change: Individual would say: “I am willing to make better food choices.” “I am prepared to get more exercise.” 76 CHANGE TALK: TAKING STEPS TOWARDS CHANGE Statements indicating movement towards change: Individual would say: “I went to a support group meeting.” “I called three places about possible jobs.” “I bought some running shoes so I can exercise.” 77 CHANGE TALK: STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES What MI strategies and techniques can we use when a individual engages in change talk? Scaling exercises Circular questions Looking forward/looking back The miracle question 78 Practice Exercise 79 CHANGE TALK: SCALING EXERCISES Importance/Confidence/Commitment Scale 80 SCALING EXERCISES: SIX STEPS A standard and complete application of scaling questions contains the following six steps: 1. Explain the scaling question: “Imagine a scale from 0 to 10. The 10 represents your desired situation and the 0 represents the situation in which nothing of that desired situation has yet been achieved.” 2. Ask: “Where are you now on this scale?” 3. Ask: “How did you manage to get there?” 4. Ask about a past success: “What was different, then? What did you do differently? What worked well?” 81 SCALING EXERCISES CONTINUED 5. Invite the individual to describe what the situation will be like when they will be one step higher on the scale: “What will one step higher on the scale look like? How will you notice you will have reached one step higher on the scale? What will be different then? What will you be able to do then?” 6. Ask about a small step forward: Invite them to name one step forward they might take. “Has what we’ve discussed been helpful for you for choosing a step forward? What might that step be? In what situation might you take that step?” 82 SCALING EXERCISES CONTINUED Desired situation: what is your goal? Past success: when have things been better? Visualize moving one step higher on the scale: what needs to happen to make that possible? One step forward... Current position: why are you here now? What keeps you from being a lower score: what are the past successes, solutions, resources or useful circumstances that were helpful? Nothing of the desired situation has yet been achieved. 83 ELICITING CHANGE TALK TECHNIQUES Examples of what to say: Circular questions: “If your husband were here, what would he say?” Looking forward or looking back: “If you were to look back on this decision five years from now, how would that be different?” “Was there a time when this situation was better... How did that look?” “If things were better than you could ever imagine, who would be the first person in your life to notice...What would they see?” 84 ELICITING CHANGE TALK Examples of additional questions to ask: “If you decided to change, what do you think would work for you?” “What makes you think you can change, if you decided to?” “What do you see in yourself in terms of ability that might be encouraging, if you decided to change?” 85 CHANGE TALK AND THE MIRACLE QUESTION 86 EXPLORING PROS, CONS & AMBIVALENCE Address or explore positive and negative effects or results of the individual’s behavior. Use decisional balancing by completing a cost-benefits analysis, or develop a list of pros and cons. Express appreciation for ambivalence as a normal part of the change process. 87 EXAMPLE OF DECISIONAL BALANCE TREE (PRO/CON ACTIVITY) 88 DECISIONAL BALANCE SHEET FOR PROS/CONS Considering a change about: _____________________. Stay the Same Change Benefits of... Costs of... 89 WHY INSTILL DISCREPANCIES? When a discrepancy between present behavior and goals is perceived, then motivation for change is created. Function of instilling discrepancies is to: Heighten internal conflicts Increase awareness Create cognitive dissonance 90 EXAMPLES OF INSTILLING DISCREPANCIES “On the one hand... On the other hand...” “I’m confused, help me understand...” “What were the risks of...” “When faced with that decision again...” “For you, were there not so good things about...” 91 HOW TO INSTILL DISCREPANCIES “What are the good things about _____________?” “What else? Anything else that’s good about ______?” “Okay, and what are the not so good things about ________?” “Tell me more... Anything else that’s not so good?” “So on one hand, you say (insert the good things, be very brief) and on the other hand (insert bad things, be more detailed)...” Is that correct?” 92 SUPPORTING AUTONOMY BY FOSTERING A COLLABORATIVE ATMOSPHERE Convey in words or actions that this is a collaborative relationship. Emphasize greater importance of their own decisions, confidence and perception. Verbalize respect for the individual’s autonomy and personal choices. Examples: “What do you think you will do?” “What would you like to see happen?” “How do you want to proceed?” “What can we do together?” 93 MI EFFECTIVE VIDEOS 94 MI IS NOT About Asking: “Why haven’t you changed?” “What keeps you doing this?” “Why do you have to _______?” “What were you thinking when you ______?” “Why can’t you _______?” 95 MI IS NOT Giving unsolicited advice, direction or feedback Stages of change Does not require use of assessment feedback A way of manipulating people into doing what we want them to do A panacea or answer to all clinical issues A technique Direct confrontation and creating resistance Being nice to people Carl Rodgers’ non-directive counseling approach 96 FIDELITY Fidelity: Degree to which our MI practices reproduce the original style and intent. There is some flexibility, but results are most affective if we follow the “recipe.” Motivational Interviewing Strategies & Techniques: Rationales and examples: www.nova.edu/gsc/forms/mi_rationale_techniques.pdf 97 ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT MI 98 WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL FOR EFFECTIVE MI? An empathic style seems to facilitate change. Its absence deters change. Individuals who believe that they are likely to change do so. Individuals whose helpers believe that they are likely to change do so. Those who are told that they are not expected to improve do not. 99 CULTURAL COMPETENCE & MI Embracing cultural competence can help to facilitate change: Understanding and appreciate a patient's cultural background can expand treatment opportunities Enhancing the sensitivity and capacity to treat patients from other cultures improves a program's ability to treat all patients 100 MI FLOW People first talk about what they want to do (desire), why they would change (reasons), how they could do it (ability) and how important it is (need). When you evoke a persons own desire, ability, reasons, need and commitment for change, you are fueling the human engines of change. 101 MI IMPLEMENTATION & TIME 102 BENEFITS OF USING MI Effective across populations and cultures More realistic expectations Greater recognition of small accomplishments and greater success over time Less staff frustration and burnout Actively involves the person in his/her own care Consistent with recovery transformation model Improves adherence to treatment plans and retention Instills hope 103 104 WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? 105 LEARNING OBJECTIVES Can you: Define MI spirit and: List the three definitions of MI Interpret four key components to the MI spirit: partnership, acceptance, compassion and evocation. Explain and use core interviewing skills of OARS - open questions, affirming, reflecting and summarizing. Describe the flow of MI: engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning. Define motivation, ambivalence, sustain talk and discord; and identify how the concepts relate to the stages of change and the flow of MI. Define change talk and the concepts of: DARNCAT - desire, ability, reason and need; commitment, activation and taking steps; and instilling discrepancies. 106 PARTING THOUGHT… 107 REFERENCES Miller, W., & Rollnick, S. (2013). Motivational Interviewing : Helping people change (3rd ed.). New York: Guilford Press. Rollnick S., & Miller, W.R. (1995). What is motivational interviewing? Behavioural (sic) and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 23, 325-334. Sobell, L. C., & Sobell, M. B. (2008). Motivational Interviewing strategies and techniques: Rationales and examples. Retrieved from http://www.nova.edu/gsc/forms/mi_rationale_techniques.pdf MINT: Excellence in Motivational Interviewing; The Motivational Network of Trainers; (2014) http://www.motivationalinterviewing.org/sites/default/files/tnt_manual_2014_d10_20150205.pdf 108 APPENDIX: LEARNING ACTIVITIES The following activities are from the MINT Manual – Motivational Interviewing Training New Trainers Manual 1.) Introduction: The Health and Safety Quiz 2.) OARS: “In The Moment” “Choosing Elements” “Reflective Responses to Sentence Stems – Three Levels” 3.) Engaging: “Thinking Reflectively” 4.) Focusing: “3-Month Priorities” 5.) Evoking: “Evoking Confidence” 6.) Planning: “Round Robin” 7.) Sustain Talk and Discord: “Batting Practice” “Three Chairs Exercise” 109
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