Article | Motivational Interviewing is a process in which a person is the medium of change for the client.

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Introduction
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing is a process in which a person is the medium of change for
the client. There are five principles of motivational interviewing, such as- expressing
empathy by reflective thinking, developing a discrepancy between the goals and values of the
client with his current behavior. The interviewer, further, has to adjust to the resistance of the
client instead of opposing it. Lastly, the interviewer needs to be optimistic in his views
(Romano & Peters 2016). Motivational interviewing is often conducted to address the
problem of addiction as well as health concerns. Therefore the interview helps in motivating
the patients to change their current behaviour that is affecting their health. A motivational
interviewer needs to be a good listener and reliable so that his patients can trust him and
discuss the problems freely as well as carry out their healthcare plan (DiClemente et al.,
2017). In Motivational interviewer can also ask questions to patients regarding their health
and how they want to improve it. The healthcare professional should encourage the patients
to resolve their ambivalence.
Motivational Interview as Counseling Approach
A motivational interview can be used for counseling approach as it is involved in
hearing the problems of the clients. Counseling is an approach where the patient, as well as
the counsellor, invests time to identify the problem of the patients. The counselors see the
person from a different point of view than others and therefore, the patient can connect with
them. In motivational interviewing too, the patients are allowed to take the lead, to express
their problems and concerns in details without fearing any kind of formed opinion about
them. Motivational interview in counseling enable the patients to take the lead and identify