Motivational interviewing: Increasing readiness for change

(from the chapter) ambivalence about change is close to the heart of any [drug addiction] problem / how can a counselor provide a client with the opportunity to resolve this ambivalence / focus [on] motivational interviewing (chapter)practice of motivational interviewing [client-centered counseling skills, eliciting self-motivating statements, 2 phases of motivational interviewing, dealing with resistance, exchanging information, spirit of motivational interviewing] / special advantages and limitations / patient–treatment matching considerations / cost considerations / evidence of effectiveness (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) (chapter)