Motivational Interviewing for Enhancing Return to Work

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Part of the Handbooks in Health, Work, and Disability book series (SHHDW, volume 1)

Abstract

Client motivation is critical for injured workers who are unemployed to seek and then secure employment. Motivational interviewing (MI) is an empirically supported therapeutic approach specifically designed to increase motivation for adaptive behavior change. This chapter summarizes key MI strategies that vocational counselors, psychologists, and other professionals may find useful in facilitating motivation for return to work in their clients. Section one reviews three key motivational concepts that underlie MI: (1) viewing client motivation as a probability of behavior change that fluctuates over time; (2) understanding that counselors can have a significant impact on client motivation; and (3) understanding behavior change as a multistage process. The second section summarizes key MI strategies that counselors can use to enhance client motivation for return to work. The chapter ends with a discussion of some of the limitations of motivational strategies. Counselors, psychologists, and other professionals involved in the return to work process would likely find the MI strategies described here helpful for enhancing return to work outcomes in the populations they serve.

Keywords

Behavior Change Motivational Interview Action Stage Injured Worker Motivational Strategy 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Rehabilitation MedicineUniversity of WashingtonSeattleUSA

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