Motivational Interviewing Summary Submit Assignment

Write a 5- to 7-page paper that details the main ideas of motivational interviewing.

Include five peer-reviewed articles about the effectiveness and/or application of motivational interviewing.

Address the following items in your paper:

Summarize the method of motivational interviewing.
Discuss how a therapist should decide when to integrate motivational interviewing skills into his or her practice.
Review your strategies for enhancing motivation within a couple or family context. What is needed to apply these skills in a relational client system? Discuss vivid examples of how you would approach a relational system with these skills. Liberally cite supporting literature in your response.
Discuss the applicability of motivational interviewing with diverse client identities. Is it effective? Why or why not?
Evaluate how your faith identity might intersect with the stages seen in the motivational interviewing approach.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

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