Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT): preparing organisations for psychological change

Dr Michelle Huws-Thomas CPsycholSenior Lecturer in Psychology

Aims of the workshop

• To understand how Motivational Interviewing & CBT can help organisations with well being, behaviour change and performance

• To reflect on workplace challenges, training needs, and research opportunities

Psychological theories & approaches in the workplace

• CBT (Beck, 1979) and MI (Miller & Rollnick, 1991; 2002) are psychological approaches, underpinned by evidence, that can help organisations and individuals overcome challenges related to physical, emotional, behavioural and situational factors.

• Issues within the workplace maybe; stress, resistance, burnout, presenteeism, absenteeism, sickness ill health, counter-productive work behaviours, physical ill health, poor mental health and so on.

Motivational Interviewing & Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

The most recent definition of Motivational Interviewing (2009) is; ‘ a collaborative, person centred form of guiding to elicit and strengthen motivation for change’.

CBT is ‘a process and identifying and re-evaluating self defeating thinking so that a person is persuaded to engage in more effective ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving’.

How understanding theory and practice may help you and your organisation

• Help identify and achieve health and work goals In particular

Dealing with change and resistanceModification of health and worked related beliefsSolution focused approach to development of action plansTraining needs of yourself and your workforceApplying consultancy for your organisational needs

Symptoms

Physical

FeelingsThoughts

Behavioural

Negative automatic thoughts

Incidents

Past experience

in workplace

CBT and self defeating thinking in the workplace

Core beliefs

Underlying assumptions or

life rules

Policy drivers and evidence• Health Work & Well Being Programme DOH & HSE• CBT and Employment IAPT programme• Cognitive behavioural approaches in the workplace (McMahon,

2007) • Working our Way to Better Mental Health (Health, Work and

Wellbeing, 2012) • The Psychologically Flexible Workplace (Lloyd and Flaxman, 2011)

How we/I can help you • University collaborations within Motivational Interviewing field• HELP study: Behaviour change through learning and practice• Research opportunities (joint working and PhDs)• Training opportunities in Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive

Behaviour Therapy• Expertise at UoG in consultancy

Thank you for listening� Any questions?