Motivational Interviewing
Program/Intervention Name
Category
Family Functioning, Alcohol and drug use
Program/Intervention Description
What: MI is a client-centered, directive method designed to enhance client motivation for behavior change. It focuses on exploring and resolving ambivalence by increasing intrinsic motivation to change How: MI directly provides services to adults and addresses substance abuse or dependence and other health/lifestyle behavior change issues. Services are provided in 1 - 3, 30 - 50 minute individual sessions.
Intervention Target Population Identified (Age Group)
Parent/Adult, 13-17
Program Goals/Outcomes
To reduce adolescent drug abuse and facilitating adaptive and protective developmental processes. Enhance internal motivation to change, Reinforce this motivation, Develop a plan to achieve change
QIC Target Group
General - 3
QIC Adoption/Guardianship Relevance Levels
LEVEL 6: General Population
QIC level of Evidence
LEVEL 1: Effective and proven by Research
Intervention Web Site/URL
Contact Person/Purveyor
Agency/Affiliation
Contact Email
Contact Phone
External Links (Registry/Other Catalog)
- NREPP- SAMHSA: legacy.nreppadmin.net/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=346
- California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse: www.cebc4cw.org/program/motivational-interviewing/
Attachments
- Intervention Citation Sheet: InterventionCitations.pdf
