Next CAMI Web Forum on 26 Apr 2021 - Deadline Extended
Mon, 26 Apr
|Zoom
“How can the 2 cousins work together?” The Integration of Motivational Interviewing and the Trans-theoretical Model of Change


Time & Location
26 Apr 2021, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Zoom
About the Event
Part I: Small topic sharing by Mr Menza CHU
Motivational Interviewing (MI) and the Trans-theoretical model of change (TTM) (Stages of Change (SoC)) were developed in the same era. Dr William Miller (2009) described them as “kissing cousins who never married”. TTM provides a conceptual framework to illustrate the SoC when people struggling from pre-contemplation to action taking for making changes. Coincidentally, MI offers a practical mind-set and skill-set to promote individual’s behavioral change. Two approaches seem to be doomed to marriage. The publication of Motivational Interviewing (Third Edition) in 2013 clearly distinguished MI from TTM to suggest the separation between the two.
In this forum, we are glad to invite Mr Menza CHU (Occupational Therapist who specialized in local mental health care setting) to share his experience in integrating MI and SoC in vocational service for mental health service users. Open discussion on MI and SoC is to be…