scholarly journals Say it aloud: Measuring change talk and user perceptions in an automated, technology-delivered adaptation of motivational interviewing delivered by video-counsellor

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 100332
Author(s):  
Joana Galvão Gomes da Silva ◽  
David J. Kavanagh ◽  
Jon May ◽  
Jackie Andrade
2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Harri Sarpavaara

The objective of this study is to provide insights into substance users’ beliefs about the causes of substance use, in order to expand the current understanding of the significance of the client’s change-related talk during motivational interviewing (MI) sessions. In particular, it focuses on what kind of causes the substance-using clients attribute their substance use to in change talk during MI. The analyses are based on videotaped and transcribed data consisting of 98 MI sessions in the Finnish Probation Service. By applying Peirce’s semiotic theory of signs, this study investigates clients’ change talk utterances about causal attributions of substance use as an indexical sign. The results show that the clients attributed various causes to substance use, and that five main causes can be discerned: cultural factors, significant others, personal properties, working life, and lifestyle. The study displays that both sociocultural and psychological causes play an important role in substance users’ change talk. Thus, it is suggested that contextual factors should not be overlooked in MI and other substance use treatment.


Author(s):  
Jin Cheng ◽  
Claire Becker ◽  
Antoine Douaihy

Training in motivational interviewing (MI) has increasingly become more innovative. In this chapter, the authors review the necessary components and key requirements to learning MI. The chapter discusses the fundamental importance of feedback and coaching in the learning and practice processes. Complementary to the feedback, modeling from mentors is incredibly helpful in learning MI. The chapter emphasizes the approach of practicing MI mindfully, which requires focus and attunement toward rough areas and improvement. MI advances a skill set that draws on a certain conversational mindset and “heartset.” The authors review the stages in learning MI, which include adopting the spirit of motivational interviewing; using open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections and summarizations (OARS); encouraging “change talk”; allowing and accepting “sustain talk”; developing a change plan; consolidating commitment; and integrating MI with other modalities.


2013 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
William R. Miller ◽  
Gary S. Rose

Background: A recommendation in original descriptions of motivational interviewing (MI) was to “explore ambivalence”. Contrasting procedures for doing so have been clarified through the evolution of MI. Aims: This article describes two conceptually distinct methods for responding to ambivalence: decisional balance (DB) and MI's evocation of change talk, and reviews empirical evidence to recommend when each procedure is appropriate (and inappropriate) in clinical practice. Method: The authors summarize findings of clinical outcome research to examine how these two interventions impact the resolution of client ambivalence. Results: With ambivalent people, a DB intervention tends to decrease commitment to change, whereas evocation (a key element of MI) promotes change. When a person has already made the decision to change, evocation is unnecessary and may deter change, whereas DB may further strengthen commitment. Conclusions: DB is an appropriate procedure when the clinician wishes to maintain neutrality and not favor the resolution of ambivalence in any particular direction. Evocation is appropriate when the clinician intends to help clients resolve ambivalence in the direction of change.


2005 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delwyn Catley ◽  
Kari Jo Harris ◽  
Matthew S. Mayo ◽  
Sandra Hall ◽  
Kolawole S. Okuyemi ◽  
...  

The purpose of this study was to examine whether counselor adherence to Motivational Interviewing (MI) principles was associated with more productive within-session client behavior in a smoking cessation trial for African American smokers. For these analyses 89 baseline counseling sessions of the trial were audiotaped and coded using the Motivational Interviewing Skill Code (MISC). Counselor adherence indicators included a global subjective rating of MI adherence and the frequency of MI-consistent and MI-inconsistent counselor behaviors described in the MISC. Indicators of productive client behaviors included global subjective ratings of within-session client functioning and counselor-client interaction, as well as the frequency of statements by the client favorable toward changing behavior (“change talk”) and resistant regarding changing behavior (“resist-change talk”). Results provided support for the principles of MI. Counselor adherence indexed by both the global subjective rating and MI-consistent behavior frequency was significantly positively associated with global ratings of within-session client functioning and counselor-client interaction, as well as more change talk.


2013 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy R. Apodaca ◽  
Molly Magill ◽  
Richard Longabaugh ◽  
Kristina M. Jackson ◽  
Peter M. Monti

Author(s):  
Dávid Pócs

Objective: This research aimed at identifying which types of social media content could achieve higher engagement rate and encourage smokers' motivational language. Intervention contents were classified according to motivational interviewing (MI) strategies. Methods: We categorized the included 701 Facebook posts (N=701) into five different groups according to specific MI strategies. Entertaining and informative strategies were in the control group. Facebook users’ interactions were the primary outcomes (engagement rate, negative feedback, and fan-total reach ratio). The comments reflecting smokers’ motivational language were the secondary outcomes (change talk and sustain talk). Results:MI strategies achieved significantly higher engagement rate, higher fan-total reach ratio, and evoked more change talk. “Elaborating change talk” strategies elicited considerably more change talk. “Affirming change talk” strategies obtained higher fan-total reach ratio and generated significantly more change talk. “Relational MI” strategies achieved significantly higher engagement rate. Conclusions: This study offers an important insight into the Facebook post creating for public health professionals who design Facebook-based interventions. These MI strategies can increase the engagement rate: ”Building Partnership” and ”Expressing Empathy”. These MI strategies can reach more fans: ”Affirming Change Talk” and ”Reflecting Change Talk” strategies. Finally, these MI strategies can support smoking cessation: ”Elaborating Change Talk” and ”Affirming Change Talk” strategies. Source: Pócs D, Óvári T, Watti J, Hamvai Cs, Kelemen O. How to create social media contents based on Motivational Interviewing approach to support tobacco use cessation? A content analysis. Journal of Substance Use 2021; DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2021.1967484. [Full preprint with appendix is available at ResearchGate.]


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