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Best books to learn Motivational interviewing, in order

Motivational interviewing is a clinical counselling method, not a self-help technique or a persuasion system — it was developed by William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick for addiction treatment and is taught to clinicians, social workers and health professionals with supervision and skills coding.

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How should I approach learning motivational interviewing?
Motivational interviewing is a clinical counselling method, not a self-help technique or a persuasion system — it was developed by William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick for addiction treatment and is taught to clinicians, social workers and health professionals with supervision and skills coding.
What's a good book to start motivational interviewing with?
A strong starting point is Health behavior change by Stephen Rollnick. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.

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