Evoking Change Talk

Change talk is language that reflects movement towards change. There are two broad types of change talk: preparatory and mobilizing. Preparatory change talk occurs when the service user is thinking about changing or exploring a specific change. Mobilizing change talk occurs when the service user is ready to commit to change.

In this Discussion, you will apply strategies for evoking change talk from the service user in the case study you were assigned in Week 2. You will also consider whether you would evoke preparatory or mobilizing change talk with the service user. As you do so, keep in mind that evoking mobilizing change talk (i.e., commitment to change) before the service user is ready can backfire. 

Resources

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 

WEEKLY RESOURCES

• Walden University, LLC. (2020). Hart CityLinks to an external site. [Interactive media]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com

• Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2023). Motivational interviewing: Helping people change (4th ed.). The Guilford Press.
  • Chapter 12, “Supporting Persistence” (pp. 203–212)

   

• D'Amico, E. J., Houck, J. M., Tucker, J. S., Ewing, B. A., & Pedersen, E. R. (2017). Group motivational interviewing for homeless young adults: Associations of change talk with substance use and sexual risk behavior.Links to an external site. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 31(6), 688–698. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000288Links to an external site.
• Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2023). Motivational interviewing: Helping people change (4th ed.). The Guilford Press.
  
  • Chapter 13, “Planting Seeds" (pp. 214–228)
• Document: Ten Strategies for Evoking Change Talk Download Ten Strategies for Evoking Change Talk (PDF)
  Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). (n.d.). Ten strategies for evoking change talk. Retrieved from http://www.motivationalinterviewing.org/sites/default/files/Ten%20Strategies%20for%20Evoking%20Change%20Talk%20Sue%20EckMaahs.pdf

• Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2023). Motivational interviewing: Helping people change (4th ed.). The Guilford Press.
  
  • Chapter 11, “Offering Information and Advice" (pp. 191–202)
  • Chapter 14, “Responding to Sustain Talk and Discord” (pp. 229–252)
  • Chapter 15, “Practicing Well” (pp. 253–264)

To Prepare

• Review your Course Announcements for possible information related to this week’s Discussion and Assignment.
• Review the Learning Resources on change talk.
• Go to the Hart City virtual community using the link that is provided in the Learning Resources. Once you are in the community, review the case study you were assigned.
• Reflect on the service user’s presenting challenge.
• Based on the service user and their presenting challenge, identify three strategies for evoking change talk you would use. Then, consider whether you would use preparatory or mobilizing change talk with the service user.

By Day 4

Identify the Hart City case study you were assigned in the subject line of your post.

Based on your Hart City service user and their presenting challenge, post a description of three strategies for evoking change talk you would use. Explain why you believe each is the correct strategy to use with your particular service user and their presenting challenge. Then, explain whether you would evoke preparatory or mobilizing change talk with your service user, and why.