Motivational Interviewing: A Case Study

Motivational interviewing (MI) is the strategy that I used to assist V. Perez (November, 2015) to help move from one stage to the next.1 My main goal was to help V. Perez (November, 2015) arrive at the conclusion as to how she was going to change the current habit that she had previously identified.1,3 Once the problem was identified, I asked open-ended questions to encourage a full meaningful answer from V. Perez (November, 2015) own knowledge or feelings.1,3 I made sure that throughout the session, I was listening actively and gave affirmative statements in order to gain the trust and confidence of V. Perez (November, 2015).1,3 Additionally, I would summarize the information that V. Perez (November, 2015) conveyed to assure her that not only was I being an active listener, but I was also wanted her to hear the information that was disclosed and gave a chance to