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Preface I. The Basics 1. Introduction 2. Overview of Motivational Interviewing 3. The Spirit of Motivational Interviewing 4. ROARS Skills 5. Working with Ambivalence II. Using Motivational Interviewing with Families 6. Moving toward Integration of Motivational Interviewing and Family Work 7. Advanced Issues in Using ROARS with Families 8. Change Talk among Families 9. Engaging Families with Motivational Interviewing 10. Focusing, Evoking, and Planning in Family Work 11. Motivational Sendoffs III. Family-Centered Motivational Interviewing Research 12. Families Raising and Launching Children, with Alex Lee 13. Families with Established and Older Adults Appendix. Select Resources for Integrating MI in Family Work References Index
Douglas C. Smith, PhD, LCSW, is Professor of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and co-chair of MINT's Professional Development Committee. Dr. Smith is a recipient of the Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Achievement Award from the Society for Social Work and Research. His research and publications focus on motivational interviewing and on developing and testing substance use interventions--including family therapies--for adolescents and emerging adults.