Motivational Interviewing Worksheet For Adolescents
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HappierTherapy
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The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
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What is the theory behind this worksheet?
Motivational interviewing is a counseling method that involves enhancing a client’s motivation to change behavior and it must be unique in terms of their values and interests for adolescents. The underlying theory is “Self-determination theory” by Ryan and Deci,2000 which explains the internal sources of motivation. The corresponding therapeutic techniques may include:
Motivational Interviewing:
It is a client-centered, collaborative, and goal-oriented style of counseling method that is designed to strengthen personal motivation and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring the personal reasons for that change.
How will this worksheet help you?
This worksheet will help adolescents to
- Find their motivation for change.
- Encourage them to explore the reasons behind it.
- Identify obstacles.
- And make action planning to achieve that goal.
How should you use this worksheet?
This worksheet should be used by adolescents who want to navigate their instinctive motivation for change by exploring the reasons for goals, identifying obstacles, and finally making an action plan for it.
