Motivational Interviewing Summary

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Summary of Research Study of MI During my research, I stumbled upon many different journals that had incorporated Motivational Interviewing (MI). The one that caught my attention was one that focused on women who used drugs during pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to see if Motivational Interviewing (MI) had better outcomes than Educational Control conditions (EC). By using MI with this population, they were able to connect with mothers by using empathy, embrace, and a non-judgmental approach. This encouraged clients to realize all the downfalls substance abuse has caused in their lives, become aware of the positive changes that can happen if they commit to change, and lastly, realize why they want to change and their motivation for doing so. The people who were in charge of this study used a modified version of MI called AMI, also known as Adapted Motivational Interviewing. The reason for this is because AMI is specifically modified for helping clients who are addicted to something, such as drinking, smoking, or in this case, substance abuse. This is an important topic, especially when it comes to pregnant mothers. This is why it …show more content…
A week after the intervention began, every individual had to do 3 one-on-one MI sessions. Two months after the intervention had come to an end, they had to do another 3 to track the progress of all the participants. For this study, four mental health providers were the ones to lead the MI sessions due to their passed experiences. In order to ensure that fidelity was met, the health providers were obligated to audio tape, review, and at the end of every week, discuss what had been discovered until the end of the study. It was measured by using a Likert Scale, where a 6 or higher meant proficient. They took the average of all the scales acquired and realized that the all scales passed the level of