Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.
Treatment
Real-world effectiveness of pharmacological treatments of opioid use disorder in a national cohort
Abstract Aim To investigate the real-world effectiveness of pharmacological treatments (buprenorphine, methadone) of opioid use disorder (OUD). Design A nation-wide, register-based cohort study. Setting Sweden. Participants All residents...
Toward a Theory of Motivational Interviewing
Abstract The widely-disseminated clinical method of motivational interviewing (MI) arose through a convergence of science and practice. Beyond a large base of clinical trials, advances have been made toward “looking under the hood” of MI to...
Using motivational interviewing in substance use disorder treatment
Effective substance use disorder (SUD) treatment requires providers to understand what an individual genuinely needs to do to change substance use behaviours. An essential element in motivational SUD interventions is helping people who...
Motivational Interviewing: Reading List
Motivational interviewing is a counselling approach that aims to harness an individual’s motivation to change and promote autonomy in decision making.
Motivational Interviewing Videos
The Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) has gathered a selection of videos to demonstrate core skills and techniques that are used within motivational interviewing. You can view the collection of videos here.
Motivational interviewing for substance abuse
Motivational interviewing (MI) is a client‐centred, semi‐directive method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence. The intervention is used widely, and therefore it is important to find out...
The Essentials of ... Series: Motivational Interviewing
The Essentials of.... is a series developed by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) that offers evidence-based guidance and practical information to enhance practice in the substance use field. Here, you can find out...
Motivational Interviewing in Africa Webinar Series
In this webinar series, hosted by the South Africa International Technology Transfer Centre in collaboration with MI & Beyond, William Miller and Stephen Rollnick, co-founders of Motivational Interviewing engage with clinicians and...
Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) for Substance Use Disorders, Course 4.
The ISSUP Namibia National Chapter, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Directorate Social Welfare Services, Division: Substance abuse prevention, Drug control and Rehabilitation, will be conducting a training of practitioners dealing with SUDs at different levels of care from the 6th -10th of June 2022. The in-person 5 days long meeting will be facilitated by globally credentialed experts in the drug ad
