Books
Recommended Reading | in reverse order of publication
Sylvie Naar-King & Mariann Suarez (2011) Motivational Interviewing with Adolescents and Young Adults Guilford Press: New York
This pragmatic guide spells out how to have productive conversations about behaviour change with adolescents and young adults in any clinical context. Experts on specific adolescent problems describe MI applications in such key areas as substance abuse, smoking, sexual risk-taking, eating disorders and obesity, chronic illness management, and behaviour problems.
Pip Mason & Christopher Butler (2010) Health Behaviour Change (2nd Edition) Churchill Livingstone: Edinburgh
An updated version of the extremely helpful practitioner handbook. Highly recommended for primary care practitioners.
David B. Rosengren (2009) Building Motivational Interviewing Skills: A Practitioner Workbook Guilford Press: New York
This book is packed with real-world examples from a range of clinical settings, as well as sample interactions and hands-on learning activities.
Hal Arkowitz, Henny A. Westra, William R. Miller, & Stephen Rollnick [Eds] (2008) Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Psychological Problems Guilford Press: New York
This text brings together many of the leading researchers and practitioners who discuss a wide variety of applications.
Gillian Tober & Duncan Raistrick [Eds] (2007) Motivational Dialogue: Preparing addiction professionals for motivational interviewing practice Routledge: London
This is a useful addition to the body of MI knowledge, edited by two of the UK’s leading addiction experts.
Stephen Rollnick, William R. Miller & Christopher Butler (2007) Motivational Interviewing in Health Care Guilford Press: New York
This is a general reader and guide for practitioners in the health field. Despite its particular focus, this clear and concise introduction to MI will be of value for practitioners in other fields.
William R. Miller & Stephen Rollnick (2002) Motivational Interviewing: Preparing People for Change (2nd Edition) Guilford Press: New York
This is a fairly detailed account of the theory and practice of MI, with a section of chapters contributed by a range of leading practitioners. The authors are currently finishing a complete revision, to be published in 2012.