Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness

by Dawn Clifford

  New York: Guilford Press.—An excellent resource for those who wish to

  apply MI skills when facilitating group classes and group support programs.

  Rosengren, D. B. (2009). Building motivational interviewing skills: A practitioner workbook. New York: Guilford Press.—This workbook includes activities to facilitate practicing MI skills.

  Rollnick, S., Miller, W. M., & Butler, C. C. (2007). Motivational interviewing in health care: Helping patients change behavior. New York: Guilford Press.—

  The authors provide an overview of MI with scripts that are specific to the health professions.

  Naar-King, S., & Suarez, M. (2010). Motivational interviewing with adolescents and young adults. New York: Guilford Press.—This book provides suggestions for using MI from a developmentally informed perspective and addresses many issues specific to adolescents and young adults such as sexual risk taking, substance abuse, and eating disorders.

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  website

  www.motivationalinterviewing.org—The Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) is an international, cross-disciplinary organization that was started in 1997 by a small group of trainers educated by MI founders William R.

  Miller and Stephen Rollnick. There are many useful resources on this website, including information about how to become a member of MINT.

  resources For nutrItIon counselIng

  Molly kel ogg, rd, lcsw

  Molly Kellogg, a psychotherapist and nutrition therapist, offers extensive materials on MI and nutrition counseling, all of which can be accessed on her website: www.

  mollykellogg.com. There you will find 50 free nutrition counseling tips. She also offers trainings all over the country and supervision services. Here are a few of her products:

  Counseling tips for nutrition therapists: Practice workbook series (Vols. 1–3).

  Steps to counseling excellence: A program for practicing nutrition professionals.

  Book

  Constance, A., & Sauter, C. (2011). Inspiring and supporting behavior change: A food and nutrition professional’s counseling guide. Chicago: American Dietetic Association.—While there are other books on nutrition counseling, most provide very little on MI. However, this book includes several chapters that address these concepts.

  resources on FItness counselIng

  There are currently no known books on exercise counseling that specifically address MI. However, the following websites may be helpful:

  www.acsm.org—The website of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the primary sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world.

  http://exerciseismedicine.org/index.php—The website of Exercise is Medicine®, a global health initiative managed by ACSM, that provides resources for health care providers to include physical activity when designing treatment plans for patients. The following toolkit is for dietitians who are addressing physical activity during counseling sessions: www.exerciseismedicine.org/assets/

  page_documents/WM%20EIM%20Toolkit%202013%20FINAL.pdf.

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  www.appliedsportpsych.org—The website of the Association for Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology (AASP), a sport and exercise psychology professional organization. They have health and fitness resources that are useful for exercise counseling: www.appliedsportpsych.org/resource-center/health-fitness-resources.

  resources on AddressIng weIght

  And Body IMAge concerns wIth clIents

  Books

  Glovsky, E. (Ed.). (2014). Wellness, not weight: Health at every size and motivational interviewing. San Diego: Cognella.—This book includes a brief overview of MI and a compilation of chapters written by authors with expertise in the weight-neutral, HAES paradigm. Topics addressed include the latest research on weight and health, mindful eating, eating competence, sports nutrition, food and feelings, eating disorders, and communicating a non-diet approach to clients using MI.

  Matz, J., & Frankl, E. (2014). Beyond a shadow of a diet: The therapist’s guide to treating compulsive eating. New York: Brunner-Routledge.—This book was written for practitioners who work with clients struggling with binge-eating disorder, compulsive eating, or emotional overeating. The authors demonstrate how to incorporate the HAES paradigm into counseling sessions and also address topics such as the clinician’s own attitudes toward dieting and weight; cultural, ethical, and social justice issues; the neuroscience of mindfulness; weight stigma; and promoting wellness for children of all sizes.

  Willer, F. (2013). The non-diet approach guidebook for dietitians. Raleigh, NC: Lulu Press.—This book explains the non-diet approach and provides strategies for incorporating these approaches into nutrition and dietetics, including strategies for medical charting and following the Nutrition Care Process.

  Adams, L., & Willer, F. (2014). The non-diet approach guidebook for psychologists and counsellors. Lulu Press.—This book explains the non-diet approach and provides strategies for incorporating these approaches into a psychological counseling practice.

  websites

  www.sizediversityandhealth.org—The website of the Association for Size Diversity and Health, an international professional organization composed of members committed to the HAES principles. This website includes the HAES

  principles, resources, and webinars.

  www.amIhungry.com—The website of the Am I Hungry® company, run by a physician, Dr. Michelle May. There are many resources on mindful eating for both professionals and clients, including books, trainings for professionals, and retreats for clients.

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  www.intuitiveeating.com—A website developed by the authors of the book Intuitive Eating, Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD, and Elyse Resch, MS, RD, FADA. There are resources for clients and practitioners, including a free intuitive eating online community.

  www.lindabacon.org—The homepage of HAES author and advocate Dr. Linda Bacon. She offers books and resources for clients and practitioners.

  www.haescommunity.org—A website developed by Dr. Linda Bacon to create community among HAES advocates. There are registries for finding HAES

  practitioners, resource lists, and pledges.

  www.haescurriculum.com—A website that provides free materials for teaching HAES concepts. This curriculum was developed as a joint venture by the

  Association for Size Diversity and Health, the National Association for the Advancement of Fat Acceptance, and the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. There are PowerPoints that can be downloaded, prerecorded lectures about HAES concepts for streaming and assignment, and reading lists for university professors who wish to incorporate these concepts into course curricula.

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