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Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
THERAPY (MET)/MOTIVATIONAL
INTERVIEWING
Nasir Geelani
Clinical Psychologist
“ Where did all the sages get the idea that a man’s desires
must be normal and virtuous? Why did they imagine that
he must inevitably will what is reasonable and
profitable?”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky , notes from the underground
MOTIVATIONAL ENHANCEMENT THERAPY (MET)/ MI
What is MI?
Motivational interviewing is a client-centered , directive method for enhancing
intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence
SO WHAT IS CHANGE TALK
MET
Precontemplation
Contemplation
Determination
Action
Maintenance
SPIRIT OF MI
Spirit guides the practice of MI
SPIRIT OF MI
Acronym PACE
1. Partnership
2. Acceptance
3. Compassion
4. Evocation
BASIC PRINCIPLES
Express empathy
Develop discrepancy
Avoid argument
Support self-efficacy
MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING SKILLS
U: Understanding
N: Nonjudgmental Listening
E: Empathetic
• VS
Dis- Engaging:
Assessing…. Bombardment of questions
Power differential
Clear direction
EVOKING , WHAT?