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1. Buddy Garfinkle and Nancy Schneeloch,
Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services,
Elizabeth, New Jersey
buddy.garfinkle@bridgeway.com
nancy.schneeloch@bridgeway.com
2. Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services
OUR MISSION:
Bridgeway provides psychiatric rehabilitation services
to adults who have serious mental illnesses to help
them live as independently as possible in the
community. Bridgeway is on the cutting edge of
improving service interventions and expanding
resources that have helped individuals receiving
mental health services with their journeys toward
recovery.
3. Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services
Our Services – Eight counties, 1500 Individuals
PACT
Supportive Housing
Residential Intensive Support Teams
PATH: Homeless Outreach Services
Justice-Involved Services
Career Development Services
Community Support Team
4. Beginning with MI
Why start with Motivational interviewing?
MI integrates principles, spirit, and methods for
working with individuals served
All staff have the capacity for learning and using MI
methods
In an expanding agency, it helped us to integrate a
method for speaking a common language
Helped staff to focus on a specific skill set
Provide clinical interventions based on an individual’s
stage of change
5. Beginning with MI
Recognition that staff was uncomfortable with person
served’s ambivalence or lack of insight.
Instilled confidence in staff in areas where they
previously experienced frustration
Evidence base for Motivational Interviewing
SAMSHA’s evidence-based practices require MI and
CBT interventions.
Decision made to focus on MI and CBT before
implementing IMR
6. Senior Management Involvement
How was Senior Management Involved with the Process?
Executive Director and Program Directors discussed applicability of
MI to psychiatric rehabilitation
Agreement on all staff to be trained simultaneously
Feasibility of agency-wide implementation
Developed an MI steering Committee
Identified an expert trainer
MI Steering Committee members attend additional Integrated Dual
Disorder Treatment Trainings
7. Going Agency wide
Supervisory Staff and staff with MI experience were first
trained
Regional Workgroups were established for group
supervision
Met every two weeks to practice skills and review sessions
with persons served
Every staff person needed to identify a person served who
demonstrated ambivalence
Filled out an MI skills sheet to talk about the session
Role play in group supervision
8. Going Agency wide
Identify skills to be practiced
Groups met for four months before agency roll out
Meetings with program elements to discuss
integration of MI into practice
Curriculum developed by three agency trainers
All staff trained (2 day training) with practice
exercises
Committees continued to meet monthly for six
months
9. Benefits of Learning about Motivational
Interviewing
More realistic expectations
Greater recognition of small accomplishments
Greater success over time
Less frustration and burnout
Effective across populations and cultures
Actively involves the person in his/her own care
Improves adherence and retention
Instills hope
Consistent with Recovery Transformation
Source: Retrieved July 18, 2008 from ahec.allconet.org/newrihp/powerpoint/
10. MI TRAINING GOALS for STAFF
To provide an introduction to the spirit of MI
To learn about MI principles to use with individuals
on behavior change
To assess motivation for readiness to change
To provide a foundation to build skills
11. What Is Motivational Interviewing?
Directive, person centered counseling
style that aims to help people explore
and resolve their ambivalence about
behavior change
Source: Michael Wiles and Cross Country Education, Inc. 2005
13. Spirit of MI
Motivation to change is elicited from the person, not
externally
It is the person’s task, not the counselor’s, to articulate and
resolve ambivalence
Direct persuasion is not an effective method for resolving
ambivalence
The counselor’s style is generally a quiet and eliciting one
The counselor is directive only in helping the person to
examine and resolve ambivalence
Readiness to change is a fluctuating product of
interpersonal interaction.
The therapeutic relationship is more like a partnership or
collaboration than expert/recipient role.
14. Characteristics of Motivational Interviewing
Guiding, more than directing
Dancing, rather than wrestling
Listening, as much as telling
Collaborative conversation
Evokes from a person what he/she already has
Honoring of a person’s autonomy
Source: S. Rollnick, W. Miller and C. Butler Motivational Interviewing in Health
Care, 2008.
15. What do we know about
Motivation?
It is fundamental to change
It fluctuates
It can be modified
It is influenced by external factors and social
interactions
It is very sensitive to interpersonal style
There are internal and external sources
We want to increase the probability of the person
engaging in change behavior
Motivating is an inherent part of our job
16. What is Ambivalence?
I want to, but I don’t want to
Natural phase in the process of change
Normal aspect of human nature, not
pathological
Ambivalence is key issue to resolve for change to
occur
It is our friend
17. Changing Extrinsic to Intrinsic
Motivation
Changing because I want to
Know and explore values
Core value discrepancy motivates change
Explore life goals; discrepancy between where the person
is and where he/she wants to be
Choice/Self Determination
Reframing the person’s negative statements
19. REVIEW RESISTANCE
It is normal
4 types: arguing; denying; ignoring; interrupting
The more one talks about non-change behaviors, the
more a person is likely to do them.
It is determined by therapist style
May mean the therapist is ahead of the person in the
change process
Resistance often stems from fear of change
20. Develop Discrepancy
Difference between the person’s core values and life goals
and their health behavior
Difference between where the person is now and where
he/she would like to be in the future
Elicit client goals & values.
Evaluate client’s current state with regard to those goals & values.
Emphasize the discrepancy between them.
Best if the individual makes the argument for change.
No discrepancy = No ambivalence…Ambivalence makes
change possible.
22. CONCEPT DEFINITION METHODS OF TX.
PRE-
CONTEMPLATION
Unaware of the problem, hasn’t
thought about change
Engagement skills, develop trust,
assertive outreach, accept client where
they are at, provide concrete care
CONTEMPLATION
Thinking about change, in the near
future (usually w/in the next 6mos)
Instill hope, positive reinforcement for
harm reduction, discuss consequences,
raise ambivalence, motivational
interviewing
PREPARATION
Making a plan to change plans,
setting gradual goals (w/in 1 mo)
Assist in developing concrete action,
problem solve w/ obstacles, build skills,
encourage small steps, tx planning
ACTION
Specific changes to life style has
been made w/in past 6 mos
Combat feelings of loss and emphasize
long term benefits, enhance coping skills,
teach how to use self help, tx. Planning,
develop healthy living skills, teach to
avoid high risk situations
MAINTENANCE
Continuation of desirable actions, or
repeating periodic recommended
step's
Assist in coping, reminders, finding
alternatives, relapse prevention
RELAPSE PART OF THE PROCESS
Determine the triggers and plan for future
prevention
STAGES OF CHANGE
23. PAYOFF MATRIX
about Drinking
Drinking as beforeDrinking as before AbstainingAbstaining
BenefitsBenefits Helps me relaxHelps me relax
Enjoy drinking with friendsEnjoy drinking with friends
Eases boredomEases boredom
Feel better physicallyFeel better physically
Have more $Have more $
Less conflict with family,Less conflict with family,
workwork
CostsCosts Hard on my healthHard on my health
Spending too much $Spending too much $
Might lose my jobMight lose my job
I’d miss getting highI’d miss getting high
What to do about friendsWhat to do about friends
How to deal with stressHow to deal with stress
24. The ICR Scales :
IMPORTANCE
How important is it for you to change right
now?
CONFIDENCE
If you decide to change, how confident are
you that you could do it?
READINESS
How ready are you to change right now?
25. Value Cards
Sort them into important/not important categories
Have person pick out the five most important values
and share what it means to himher
http://www.motivationalinterview.org/library/valuescar
dsort.pdf
27. Reflective Listening
Allows individual to feel heard
Allows you to confirm perceptions
Simple declarative statement:
-”It wasn’t your idea to come to see me today”
-”You feel pretty discouraged right now”
-”You have mixed feelings about your drug use”
28. Examples of Reflective
Listening
“It sounds like . . .”
“It seems as if . . .”
“What I hear you saying . . .”
“I get a sense that . . .”
“It feels as though . . .”
“Help me to understand. On the one hand you . . . and
on the other hand . . .”
Handout exercise 3.4
29. Strategies To Elicit Change Talk
Asking Evocative Questions
Using Readiness Rulers
Exploring the Decisional Balance
Looking Back/Looking Forward
Using hypotheticals
Key Questions
Source: S. Rollnick, W. Miller and C. Butler, Motivational Interviewing
in Health Care, 2008.
30. Training on MI Skills
Review the definition
Practice the skills right after definition
Utilize the OARS worksheet
Utilize the MI workbook
31. MI-Training of Staff
Provide training on MI for employees twice a year for
core clinical skills
Beginner MI – offered for all new employees and
anyone who wantsneeds a refresher
Advanced MI – for those staff wanting to take MI to a
deeper level
MI for non-clinical staff, i.e.: administrative
assistants, finance office, data entry, etc
32. Supervision with MI
Formal supervision with supervisor in session practice
Staff required to complete MI Skills form
Individual Recovery Plans and Progress Notes templates
created to cue staff
MI skills as a response to ambivalence
In the field, in vivo supervision
• Observation, supervisor feedback
Group supervision focused on MI in every session,
utilizing skills checklist
Consistent supervisory feedback in “teaching moments”
33. Recovery Plan/Progress Note
OVERALL REHAB/RECOVERY GOAL #1:_____________________________
STAGES OF CHANGE (PLEASE CHECK THE APPROPRIATE
BOX)
PRE- CONTEMPLATION CONTEMPLATION PREPARATION
ACTION MAINTENANCE
STAGES OF TREATMENT (PLEASE CHECK THE
APPROPRIATE BOX)
PRE-ENGAGEMENT ENGAGEMENT EARLY PERSUASION LATE
PERSUASION
EARLY ACTIVE TX LATE ACTIVE TX RELAPSE PREVENTION
OVERALL REHAB/RECOVERY GOAL #2:
______________________________
STAGES OF CHANGE (PLEASE CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX)
PRE- CONTEMPLATION CONTEMPLATION PREPARATION
ACTION MAINTENANCE
STAGES OF TREATMENT (PLEASE CHECK THE
34. Motivational Interventions
(CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Skills
(IM/R) Illness Management and Recovery
Promote hope & positive expectations Reinforcement Recovery Strategies
Connect info and skills with personal goals Role Playing Reducing Relapses
Explore pros and cons of change Shaping Practical Facts about Mental Illness
Re-frame experiences in positive light Cognitive Restructuring Coping with Stress
Reflection, Affirmation, Open-ended Questions,
Summarize
Modeling Stress Vulnerability
Elicit Change Talk Relaxation Training Coping w/symptoms & problems
Looking Back/Looking Forward Relapse Prevention Social Support
Developing Discrepancy Mental Health System.
Explore ambivalence
Medication Education
Strengthening commitment to change
Substance Abuse
Healthy Lifestyles
35. Path Team and MI
Embracing Spirit of MI = engagement of homeless
individual
Tailor strategies and interventions towards stage of
change and readiness
Utilize tools of MI, payoff matrix, Importance
Confidence Readiness scales
Team supervision and Individual supervision
Review trainings twice a year
36. Program Outcomes
Success of MI implementation leads to Cognitive
Behavioral Interventions method of training and
supervision.
The change process for persons served is the focus
Staff matches intervention/skill to person’s stage of
change
Distinguish process outcomes from persons served
outcome measures
Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment Implementation
• Capture number of persons served moving from pre-
contemplation/contemplation to action/relapse prevention
37. Program Outcomes
Capture number of persons served completing the
Illness Management and Recovery Toolkit
Capture number of people completing a readiness
assessment for employment and education who
followed through on their plans
Motivational Interviewing is integral to helping
programs meet outcome measures
39. Resources
B. Borrelli, “Using Motivation Interviewing to Promote Patient Behavior
Change and Enhance Health”
http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/5757
S. Rollnick, P. Mason and C. Butler Health Behavior change: A Guide for
Practitioners. Churchill Livingstone 1999
S. Rollnick, W. Miller and C. Butler Motivational Interviewing in Health
Care. Guilford Press 2008
C. Field, D. Hungerford and C. Dunn “Brief Motivational Interventions: An
Introduction. J Trauma 2005; 59:S21-S26
M. Wiles Motivational Interviewing: Overcoming Client Resistance to
Change Cross Country Education
www.CrossCountryEducation.com
40. Q & A
Buddy Garfinkle, Associate Executive Director,
Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services
Nancy Schneeloch, Program Director, Bridgeway
Rehabilitation Services
Please type your questions into the Chat Box. We will
field as many questions as we can.
The presentation slides and recording will be available
on the HRC and PATH websites within three days.
Editor's Notes
Mi is a counseling style rather than a set of techniques. It is not a method for tricking people in to doing things they do not want to do. It is a style for eliciting from the person their own motivations for change. It is a way of interacting with people to assess their readiness to change and to help them move through different stages of change. MI focuses on creating a comfortable atmosphere without pressure or coercion to change. It is called interviewing because it involves careful listening and strategic questioning rather than teaching to help people overcome their ambivalence to change. Any change that will happen will come from within the client and not imposed upon them by some outside force. It is the role of the client to be able to articulate and resolve his or her own ambivalence to change. Ambivalence is the I want to but I don’t want to state of mind – feeling 2 ways about something. Direct persuasion is rarely effective at resolving ambivalence.
First Developed in 1983 by William Miller in the treatment of problem drinkers and further concepts were elaborated by Bill Miller and Stephen Rollnick in 1991.
MI has been used in many health settings . Clinical trials of MI have shown that persons are more likely to enter, stay in and complete treatment; to participate in follow-up visits; to adhere to glucose monitoring and to improve glycemic control; to increase exercise and fruit and vegetable intake; to reduce stress, to improve medication adherence; to decrease alcohol and drug use; to quit smoking; and to have fewer subsequent injuries and hospitalizations.
Motivation for change can be shaped and is particularly formed in the concept of relationships. No one is completely unmotivated. We all have hopes and aspirations. The way in which we talk to people can influence their motivation for change.
With MI it is a partnership instead of an uneven power relationship where the helping person or health care provider is the expert.
Instead of giving people what they lack be it medication, knowledge, skills or insight, MI seeks to evoke the person’s own motivations and resources for change. Even though the person may not be motivated in the direction you would like, every person has personal goals, values, aspirations and dreams. Part of the art of MI is connecting behavioral health change with the persons values and concerns. This can only be done by understanding the person’s perspectives and evoking their own good reasons and arguments for change.
There needs to be a certain detachment from outcomes – not an absence of caring but an acceptance that people can an do make decisions about the course of their lives. By acknowledging the person’s freedom not to change, it makes change possible. With MI there is an acceptance that people make choices and despite what helpers may tell them, they ultimately make the decision.
Ask questions that can be answered with change talk.
Why might you want to make this change?
If you did decide to make this change, how would you do it?
Use a ruler – rating scale from 1 to 10. Ask “How strongly do you want to . . .
How important is it for you to? How ready to do you feel to make this change?
How confident are you in your ability to make this change?
Then ask – you rated it a 5. Why not a 3? The answer gives you change talk.
Decisional balance – looking at the pros and cons of change. This helps to explore ambivalence. Mention attached forms
What are the three most important benefits you see in making this change? What are some good things about what you are doing? What are some not so good things?
Hypotheticals – Suppose you did decide to quit? How would your life be different? What would it take for you to go from a 5 to an 8
Looking forward – 5 years down the road, where do you want to be?
Looking back – are there times in your life when things were going well? How was your behavior then?
Key Question – tests the level of commitment
What do you make of all this? What do you think you will do? What would be the first step for you?