Counselors’ experiences of client and counselor language while using motivational interviewing and cognitive behavior therapy to facilitate client change
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Motivational interviewing (MI) is a style of counseling that has diverse applications and can be used in conjunction with other counseling approaches, such as cognitive behavior therapy (CBT).This study used hermeneutic phenomenological method to investigate six licensed professional counselors' experiences of client language and their own language while using MI and CBT to help facilitate client change.Each participant provided an in-depth narrative account through the course of two individual interviews.Hermeneutic phenomenological analysis procedures resulted in the identification of five main themes, each with at least two sub-themes.Findings also included a therapeutic process of using MI and CBT together to facilitate client change.Findings provide an understanding of these six counselors' interpretations of client and counselor language which they used to help them make decisions about using MI and CBT together.Findings may have implications for practitioners who wish to incorporate MI and CBT into their counseling practice and for counselor educators who may wish to offer students opportunities to learn and integrate MI and CBT.Future research directions are explored and considerations of the study are presented.life.My committee, family, and friends have been my guiding lights throughout this process and for them, I am forever thankful.First, a sincere thank you to my co-chairs, Drs.Cynthia Osborn and John West.Dr. Osborn and Dr. West have provided me with support and encouragement while guiding me through the dissertation process and promoting my development as a counselor educator.I will continue to appreciate what I have learned from Dr. Osborn and Dr. West pertaining to the writing and research process as well as the examples they provided for mentoring and guiding
Author: Melanie M. Iarussi
Institution: Kent State University
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W195858531