Front Matter -- Basic Concepts and Theories. Motivation and the Goal Theory of Current Concerns / Eric Klinger, W Miles Cox -- Behavioral Economics: Basic Concepts and Clinical Applications / Christopher J Correia, James G Murphy, Leon H Butler -- Personal Projects and Motivational Counseling: The Quality of Lives Reconsidered / Brian R Little -- Goal Conflicts and Goal Integration: Theory, Assessment, and Clinical Implications / Johannes Michalak, Thomas Heidenreich, Jurgen Hoyer -- Touching a Person's Essence: Using Implicit Motives as Personal Resources in Counseling / Philipp Alsleben, Julius Kuhl -- A Motivational Model of Alcohol Use: Determinants of Use and Change / W Miles Cox, Eric Klinger -- Assessment and Relationships to Behavior. Measuring Motivation: The Motivational Structure Questionnaire and Personal Concerns Inventory and their Variants / W Miles Cox, Eric Klinger -- The Motivational Structure Questionnaire, Personal Concerns Inventory, and their Variants: Psychometric Properties / Eric Klinger, W Miles Cox -- Volitional and Emotional Correlates of the Motivational Structure Questionnaire: Further Evidence for Construct Validity / Nicola Baumann -- Offenders' Motivation: Measurement, Structure, and Content / Mary McMurran, Joselyn Sellen, Jacqueline Campbell -- Systematic Motivational Counseling and its Applications. Systematic Motivational Counseling: From Motivational Assessment to Motivational Change / W Miles Cox, Eric Klinger -- Systematic Motivational Counseling in Groups: Promoting Therapeutic Change through Client Interaction / Arno Fuhrmann, Bernhard M Schroer, Renate de Jong-Meyer -- Motivational Interventions for Substance Abusers with Psychiatric Illness / Suzette Glasner-Edwards -- Systematic Motivational Analysis as Part of a Self-Help Technique Aimed at Personal Goal Attainment / Renate de Jong-Meyer -- Systematic Motivational Counseling at Work: Improving Employee Performance, Satisfaction, and Socialization / Loriann Roberson, David M Sluss -- Cognitive and Motivational Retraining: Reciprocal Effects / Javad Salehi Fadardi, Zohreh Sepehri Shamloo, W Miles Cox -- Other Motivational Approaches to Changing Behavior. Motivation in Sport: Theory and Application / Kevin A Stefanek, Heather J Peters -- The Elaboration of Positive Goal Perspectives (EPOS): An Intervention Module to Enhance Motivation / Ulrike Willutzki, Christoph Koban -- Meaning-Centered Counseling and Therapy: An Integrative and Comprehensive Approach to Motivational Counseling and Addiction Treatment / Paul T P Wong -- Changing Alcohol Expectancies and Self-Efficacy Expectations / Barry T Jones, Ross McD Young -- The Drinker's Check-Up: A Brief Motivational Intervention for Early-Stage Problem Drinkers / Maria J Emmen, Gerard M Schippers, Gijs Bleijenberg, Hub Wollersheim -- Motivational Enhancement as a Brief Intervention for College Student Drinkers / Arthur W Blume, G Alan Marlatt -- Community Reinforcement Approach and Contingency Management Interventions for Substance Abuse / Maxine L Stitzer, Hendree E Jones, Michelle Tuten, Conrad Wong -- Goal Setting as a Motivational Technique for Neurorehabilitation / Siegfried Gauggel -- Motivational Interviewing in Health Promotion and Behavioral Medicine / Ken Resnicow, Stephen Rollnick -- Conclusions. Taking Stock and Looking Ahead: A Toolkit for Motivational Counselors / W Miles Cox, Eric Klinger -- Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Revised and updated to reflect the most recent developments in the field, the second edition of the Handbook of Motivational Counseling presents comprehensive coverage of the development and identification of motivational problems and the most effective treatment techniques. Equips clinicians with specific instructions for enhancing clients' motivation for change by targeting their maladaptive motivational patternsProvides step-by-step instructions in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the motivational assessments, along with details of how to implement the counseling procedure.

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