Strengthening Motivational Interviewing skills following initial training: A randomised trial of workplace-based reflective practice

Abstract Aim The study assesses whether a workplace-based educational intervention helps professionals who had trained in Motivational Interviewing (MI) become more competent in it. Design Randomised controlled trial. Participants Professionals in health and social services in Dorset, UK, who had re...

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Published in:Addictive behaviors 2007-12, Vol.32 (12), p.2963-2975
Main Authors: Bennett, Gerald A, Moore, Julie, Vaughan, Tina, Rouse, Lindsey, Gibbins, Jood A, Thomas, Peter, James, Kay, Gower, Phil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical Competence - standards
Clinical trials
Empathy
Female
Health Personnel - psychology
Humans
Interview, Psychological - methods
Interview, Psychological - standards
Male
Medical personnel
Mental Health Services
MITI
Motivation
Motivational Interviewing
Patient Simulation
Psychiatry
Psychotherapy
Randomised controlled trial
Substance-Related Disorders - prevention & control
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Training
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Summary:Abstract Aim The study assesses whether a workplace-based educational intervention helps professionals who had trained in Motivational Interviewing (MI) become more competent in it. Design Randomised controlled trial. Participants Professionals in health and social services in Dorset, UK, who had received training in MI ( n = 54). Intervention (a) Control: Update day in MI (b) THEME (Twelve Hours to Enhance Motivational Effectiveness): Update day plus 12 weekly worksheets to stimulate reflection on practice of MI, feedback to audiotaped sessions with clients, and three 30 minute sessions of telephone coaching. Measurements Degree of competence in MI, as assessed from videotapes of interviews with simulated patients, carried out at entry to the study and 4 months later. Each videotape was coded independently by two trained coders using the Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity (MITI) system. Findings Of the 44 participants who completed the second assessment, those in THEME showed significantly ( p < 0.05) greater increases in the Spirit of MI and overall competence in MI. Conclusions Workplace based interventions may enhance the effectiveness of brief training in MI and other psychological therapies.
ISSN:0306-4603
1873-6327
DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.06.013