Beyond Advice: Developing Motivational Skills

This book describes a motivational approach to behavior change. It aims to combine advances in understanding human motivation with state-of-the-art instructional design, with the goal of changing both practitioner and patient behavior, in that order. It is designed and accompanied by Beyond Advice: Becoming a Motivational Practitioner (Book 1).

The suggested process involves learning how to change from the "fix-it" to the motivational role. "Book 2 applies motivational principles to practice and describes how you can initiate constructive dialogues about behavior change and develop individualized interventions to meet patients' changing needs over time."

Table of Contents

• Personal Introduction
• Introduction to this Book Series
• Guide to This Book
• Continuing Professional Development
• How to Use This Book

Section I. Design Your Learning Plan

• Set Your Learning Goals download
• Select Educational Methods
• Create a Learning Portfolio

Section II. Specific Behaviors

• Excessive Alcohol Use
• Reducing Alcohol Risk and Harm
• Tobacco Use
• Helping Resistant Smokers Quit
• Diabetes
• Facilitating Self-Care of Diabetes

Afterword

• Appendix A: Checklists for Viewing a Video Demonstration
• Appendix B: Checklists for Practicing Micro Skills
• Appendic C: Assessing Overall Impact of Using Micro Skills
• Appendix D: Tables, Figures and Learning Exercises

Click here to download Chapter 1 as a PDF file.

Two other books that are part of this series:

Click here for Motivate Healthy Habits: Step-by-step Approaches to Lasting Change

Click here for Beyond Advice: Becoming a Motivational Practitioner (Book 1)

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