Motivational Interviewing

Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change and Grow, 4th Edition, by William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick, delivers a clear framework for guiding clients through constructive behavior change. This updated textbook prepares graduate students, practitioners, and professional helpers to apply relational communication principles across diverse helping environments.

The text structures its primary method around four essential tasks: engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning. Readers examine how these foundational tasks shape clinical interactions, moving step by step from establishing rapport to formulating actionable commitments. The coverage extends beyond traditional counseling and psychotherapy settings to address contemporary applications across health care fields, educational institutions, executive coaching practice, and organizational management.

Pedagogical components throughout the text include summary key points at the end of each chapter, personal perspective boxes, a comprehensive glossary, and a dedicated self-assessment tool. These features assist graduate courses in psychology, psychotherapy, and psychiatry by offering structured methods to gauge comprehension and evaluate individual progress in mastering communication skills.