Module 5 Outline:
This module is an opportunity to observe the practice of MI, with different counselors. Everyone has their own style and personality, yet what unites all of these demonstrations is an effort to use MI. After each one Steve Rollnick will offer some reflections and commentary.
The first illustration is a case scenario called "Hele at the School Gates," featuring Steven Rollnick and a simulated client called Helen. There was no rehearsal involved.
Here's the story, and it's from the heart of mental health practice:
Helen is leaning against the school gates, panting. A teacher notices her. Helen says she can't breathe, and she seem wobbly: possibly drunk. Her husband leaves the house early and is not sympathetic. Their two boys are very hard work. Yesterday, one of them, Alex, nearly got run over on the way to school. He's overactive, and they fight all the time.
A secret drink is about the only way Helen feels she can cope with the panic and get them to school. Helen walks into your room... this could be in any setting.
This next scenario also involves Stephen Rollnick, now with a simulated client under pressure; Go for treatment, or you're in trouble. There was no rehearsal involved.
The next scenario has been used by trainers in MI worldwide, for many years, for good reason: its with Dr Terri Moyers, and involves an unrehearsed and very entertaining interview with someone in big trouble.