Building on Miller and Rollnick's theoretical framework, this book presents a cutting-edge model and techniques of motivational interviewing applicable to all health-related behaviors and helpful in clinical, mental health, and public health settings.
It provides reflections on each chapter to help beginners and experts alike understand MIA, and offers professional guidance for integrating MIA into clinical practice to change patient behavior.
It also provides simple and practical counseling techniques that are effective for patients suffering from substance abuse and other mental illnesses.

Motivational interviewing is an effective tool for clients and patients other than addiction treatment.
It will be a practical and useful method for professionals interested in enhancing the therapeutic motivation of clients and patients, such as nurses, family medicine doctors, internists, pediatricians, counselors, and social workers, and will be an essential tool for clinicians who want to better understand motivational interviewing in patient treatment settings.