KESAN LATIHAN STRATEGI KAUNSELING ADAPTASI MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (AMI) TERHADAP KAUNSELOR PELATIH

Abstract

Studies on Motivational Interviewing have continuously yielded positive results in various settings and populations, but not many studies have focused on counselor’s training in different cultural contexts. The aim of this quasi-experimental study is to identify the effects of counseling strategy training Adaptation Motivational Interviewing on counselor trainees. Instruments used were Counseling Response Questionnaire, Confidence and Knowledge Scale and Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity. Around 112 counselor trainees were involved in this study and they were divided into treatment and control groups. Overall results showed that there were significant differences in effects of training (empathy response, confidence and Motivational Interviewing skills) between the treatment group and the control group. However, this training strategy failed to improve the skills of the subject to the level of proficiency, except for the complex-reflection response. Listen Read phonetically This study contributes towards the development of Motivational Interviewing theory in cross-cultural contexts and promotes a model of AMI strategy training in Malaysia.