GROUP FORUM 2_ MODULE 4

Group Forum 2_ Module 4

Group Forum 2_ Module 4

The concept of motivational interviewing evolved from experience in the treatment of problem drinkers, and was first described by Miller (1983) in an article published in Behavioural Psychotherapy. These fundamental concepts and approaches were later elaborated by Miller and Rollnick (1991) in a more detailed description of clinical procedures. A noteworthy omission from both of these documents, however, was a clear definition of motivational interviewing. (Miller, W.R. and Rollnick, 2002)

We thought it timely to describe our own conceptions of the essential nature of motivational interviewing. Any innovation tends to ...