Assessing Alcohol Problems Using Motivational Interviewing

Demonstrates and discusses cognitive-behavioral motivational interviewing techniques for assessing a patient's alcohol use. This client-centered, directive method elicits intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving a person's ambivalence to change using open-ended questions, reflective listening, and decisional balancing.

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In this video, Linda Carter Sobell and Mark Sobell demonstrate and discuss cognitive-behavioral motivational interviewing techniques for assessing a patient's alcohol use. This client-centered, directive method elicits intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving a person's ambivalence to change using open-ended questions, reflective listening, and decisional balancing.