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Counselors’ experiences of client and counselor language while using motivational interviewing and cognitive behavior therapy to facilitate client change

Iarussi, Melanie Marie Scherer

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2011, PHD, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences.
Motivational interviewing (MI) is a style of counseling that has diverse applications and can be used in conjunction with other counseling approaches, such as cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). This study used hermeneutic phenomenological method to investigate six licensed professional counselors’ experiences of client language and their own language while using MI and CBT to help facilitate client change. Each participant provided an in-depth narrative account through the course of two individual interviews. Hermeneutic phenomenological analysis procedures resulted in the identification of five main themes, each with at least two sub-themes. Findings also included a therapeutic process of using MI and CBT together to facilitate client change. Findings provide an understanding of these six counselors’ interpretations of client and counselor language which they used to help them make decisions about using MI and CBT together. Findings may have implications for practitioners who wish to incorporate MI and CBT into their counseling practice and for counselor educators who may wish to offer students opportunities to learn and integrate MI and CBT. Future research directions are explored and considerations of the study are presented.
Cynthia J. Osborn, PhD (Committee Co-Chair)
John D. West, EdD (Committee Co-Chair)
Tracy Lara, PhD (Committee Member)
265 p.

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  • Iarussi, M. M. S. (2011). Counselors’ experiences of client and counselor language while using motivational interviewing and cognitive behavior therapy to facilitate client change [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1309544639

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Iarussi, Melanie. Counselors’ experiences of client and counselor language while using motivational interviewing and cognitive behavior therapy to facilitate client change. 2011. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1309544639.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Iarussi, Melanie. "Counselors’ experiences of client and counselor language while using motivational interviewing and cognitive behavior therapy to facilitate client change." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1309544639

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)