Facilitating Psychological Change
Facilitating Psychological Change
The Case of Substance Abuse Disorders
This chapter reviews motivational interviewing and the evidence that proves that it is effective, and identifies the obvious links between it and self-determination theory. It shows how motivational interviewing can be applied to patients with alcohol problems, and emphasizes that this type of interviewing is not only a scientifically supported treatment, but also has techniques that stand for direct applications of the self-determination theory. This chapter introduces emphasizing freedom of choice and reflective listening (autonomy-supportive approaches).
Keywords: motivational interviewing, alcohol problems, self-determination theory, freedom of choice, reflective listening, autonomy-supportive approaches
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