Making and maintaining lasting changes in nutrition and fitness is not
easy for anyone. Yet the communication style of a health professional
can make a huge difference. This book presents the proven counseling
approach known as motivational interviewing (MI) and shows exactly how
to use it in day-to-day interactions with clients. MI offers simple yet
powerful tools for helping clients work through ambivalence, break free
of diets and quick-fix solutions, and overcome barriers to change.
Extensive sample dialogues illustrate specific ways to enhance
conversations about meal planning and preparation, exercise, body image,
disordered eating, and more. Reproducible forms and handouts can be
downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. Instructors
requesting a desk copy from Guilford will be emailed a link to
supplemental PowerPoint slides and exam questions.
This book is in the Applications of Motivational Interviewing series,
edited by Stephen Rollnick, William R. Miller, and Theresa B. Moyers.