Handbook of Motivational Counseling Concepts, Approaches, and Assessment

Client motivation is a topic of central importance for all those in the helping professions. Handbook of Motivational Counseling provides the link between empirically validated motivational theory and contemporary techniques. Drawing upon an international team of contributors, W. Miles Cox and Eric Klinger present a comprehensive guide to how motivational problems develop, how they can be identified, and how they can be corrected. Topics include a full description of the Motivational Structure Questionnaire (MSQ), the Personal Concerns Inventory (PCI), and evidence that they are valid, reliable, and clinically useful. Systematic Motivational Counseling (SMC) is shown to be useful for substance abusers, and in rehabilitation for traumatic brain injuries, group treatment of psychiatric clients, work settings and a self-help program. Other motivational interventions are also considered: logotherapy; the Motivational Drinker's Check-Up; contingency-management to change substance abusers' motivation; SMC with offenders; motivational interviewing in public health, medical, and health promotion contexts; and others. An invaluable resource for clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, social workers, nurses, general practitioners, those in training, and all whose work involves helping to motivate people to change. CONTRIBUTORS Monica L. Baskin, USA Nicola Baumann, Germany Gijs Bleijenberg, The Netherlands Arthur W. Blume, USA Neil C. Chambers, Canada Christopher J. Correia, USA W. Miles Cox, UK Renate de Jong-Meyer, Germany Maria J. Emmen, The Netherlands Arno Fuhrmann, Germany Siegfried Gauggel, Germany Suzette V. Glasner, USA Thomas Heidenreich, Germany Allen W. Heinemann, USA Manfred Hillmann, Germany Martina Hoop, Germany J8rgen Hoyer, Germany Barry T. Jones, UK Hendr_e E. Jones, USA Reiner Kaschel , Germany Eric Klinger, USA Christoph Koban, Germany Julius Kuhl, Germany Brian R. Little, USA G. Alan Marlatt, USA Mary McMurran, UK Johannes Michalak, Germany S. Vincent Miranti, USA Santhi Periasamy, USA Simone S. Rahotep, USA Ken Resnicow, USA Loriann Roberson, USA Stephen Rollnick, UK Gerard M. Schippers, The Netherlands Bernhard M. Schroer, Germany David M. Sluss, USA Maxine L. Stitzer, USA Ulrike Willutzki, Germany Hub Wollersheim, The Netherlands Conrad J. Wong, USACox, W. Miles is the author of 'Handbook of Motivational Counseling Concepts, Approaches, and Assessment' with ISBN 9780470845172 and ISBN 0470845171.