Deliberate practice exercises facilitate the rehearsal of fundamental motivational interviewing skills so clinicians can better help clients with change goals, like quitting addictive behaviors and developing healthier habits.

Series Preface
Tony Rousmaniere and Alexandre Vaz
Acknowledgments
Part I: Overview and Instructions
Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview of Deliberate Practice and Motivational Interviewing
Chapter 2: Instructions for the Motivational Interviewing Deliberate Practice Exercises
Part II: Deliberate Practice Exercises for Motivational Interviewing Skills
Exercises for Beginner Motivational Interviewing Skills
Exercise 1: Simple Reflections
Exercise 2: Complex Reflections, Part 1: Guesses at What the Client Means
Exercise 3: Complex Reflections, Part 2: Guesses at Underlying Client Emotions or Values
Exercise 4: Reflections and Open-Ended Questions
Exercises for Intermediate Motivational Interviewing Skills
Exercise 5: Eliciting Change Talk
Exercise 6: Reflecting Change Talk
Exercise 7: Double-Sided Reflections
Exercise 8: Dancing With Discord
Exercises for Advanced Motivational Interviewing Skills
Exercise 9: Simple and Complex Affirmations
Exercise 10: Autonomy Support
Exercise 11: Agenda Mapping
Exercise 12: Elicit–Provide–Elicit
Comprehensive Exercises
Exercise 13: Annotated Motivational Interviewing Practice Session Transcript
Exercise 14: Mock Motivational Interviewing Sessions
Part III: Strategies for Enhancing the Deliberate Practice Exercises
Chapter 3: How to Get the Most Out of Deliberate Practice: Additional Guidance for Trainers and Trainees
Appendix A: Difficulty Assessments and Adjustments
Appendix B: Deliberate Practice Diary Form
Appendix C: Sample Motivational Interviewing Syllabus With Embedded Deliberate Practice Exercises
References
Index
About the Authors
 

Jennifer K. Manuel, Denise Ernst, Alexandre Vaz, and Tony Rousmaniere