PSYC 3403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Motivational Interviewing

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3403
• Professor: John Weekes

Document Summary

Rejection of overt confrontation avoid hot seating. Comes from established approaches used by trained clinicians (cid:862)fa(cid:272)t fi(cid:374)di(cid:374)g(cid:863) learn about the client and his/her perspective how they see things. Should be client centered and non-judgemental do not judge the client; must be understanding and help them through their problems. Appears to (cid:271)e (cid:862)(cid:374)o(cid:374)-directive but is actually very strategic and has a plan of action actually directive in nature you as clinician lead the client around. Designed to gather client information in a professional, structured manner that also benefits the client. Set tone for clinical relationship build rapport between client and therapist. Challenge for young therapists: learning how to really listen to someone else. Wrote a book; on becoming a person a therapists view on psychotherapy. Do(cid:374)"t (cid:271)e like do(cid:272)tor phil entertainment (not psychotherapy) Not listening harsh tone and content to what you say.