Describe how you would use the stages of change and motivational interviewing to help at-risk youth affected by drug or alcohol use.

Describe how you would use the stages of change and motivational interviewing to help at-risk youth affected by drug or alcohol use.

Motivational interviewing is a counseling style that guides a person through a patient-centered conversation to help the person consider whether there is a health-related behavior (or set of behaviors) to change, how to do it, and most importantly, why to make a change. Motivational interviewing is used to enhance intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence [1]. Motivational interviewing has been found to reduce substance use among individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) [2].

This topic describes the theoretical foundation, indications, assessment, practice, efficacy, and administration of motivational interviewing.

This is in HN 430 for Human services