Motivation comes from self-esteem, and young people who have low self-esteem are less likely to be able to make decisions to change patterns of behaviour, which in turn can affect not only their mental wellbeing but also their achievement in both educational and social contexts.
This practical and user-friendly introduction to Motivational Interviewing (MI) will enable school-based staff to feel confident in using tools from MI to engage young people, both as a means of preventing escalation of difficulties and also to support them in the process of changing behaviour patterns. The idea of the book is not to target only those regarded as exhibiting behavioural problems, low self-esteem, anxiety, and so on, but to target all young people to, prevent the escalation of any difficulties and provide them with a range of therapeutic tools and problem-solving strategies and techniques to foster wellbeing and mental health.
Key strategies and techniques will provide young people with a range of tools and problem-solving techniques to identify problems they face, develop long- and short-term goals and the steps required to achieve these.
The ten practical sessions include clear user guidance as well as Activities, Worksheets, Handouts and Resources for use with young people either in groups or on a one-to-one basis, by special needs teachers, mental health leads, learning mentors, teachers, counsellors, social care professionals and parents/carers:
Introduction
Using Motivational Interviewing with Young People
Before You Start
Working with Individual Children & Young People
The Programme
Appendices
References