Motivational Interviewing, Provider Training, and Fidelity

Motivational interviewing is an evidence-based conversation strategy for promoting behavior change. This area focuses on ways to adapt motivational interviewing for a variety of people, settings and problem behaviors.

• Dr. Scott Walters

Walters, S. T. (2022). Substance use and misuse among justice-involved persons: Practice guidelines for probation staff. Federal Probation, 86(1), 11-17.

Walters, S. T., & Sanders, A. (2021). Talk like a leader: how to have effective conversations with Soldiers. NCO Leadership Center of Excellence, in collaboration with the US Army Research Institute. https://www.ncoworldwide.army.mil/Resources/Leader-Tools/Talk-Like-a-Leader/

Rodriguez, M., Walters, S. T., Houck, J., Ortiz, J. A., & Taxman, F. S. (2018). The language of change among criminal justice clients: counselor language, client language, and client substance use outcomes. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 74(4), 626-36.

Spohr, S. A., Taxman, F. S., Rodriguez, M., & Walters, S. T. (2016). Motivational interviewing fidelity in a criminal justice setting: Treatment initiation and subsequent drug use. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 65, 20-5.

Mun, E-Y., Atkins, D. C., & Walters, S. T. (2015). Is motivational interviewing effective at reducing alcohol misuse in young adults? A critical review of Foxcroft et al. (2014). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 29(4), 836-46.

Walters, S. T., Ressler, E., Douglas, L., & Taxman, F. S. (2013, October). Motivational interviewing in criminal justice: A new approach to addressing treatment motivation and related behaviors. Counselor: The Magazine for Addictions Professionals, 2013(5), 48-53.