Cathy Atkinson is Curriculum Director of the Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology programme, and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester, UK. She is also a registered practitioner educational psychologist, specialising in therapeutic approaches for students accessing alternative provision for social, emotional and mental health difficulties, and co-founder of the Manchester Motivational Interviewing Network, which seeks to promote and support multiagency MI practice across the north-west of England.

Paul Earnshaw is a Senior Psychological Therapist working for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. He is an active member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and has developed and contributed to workshops and symposiums in that forum. His long-standing interest and practice has been on the integration of CBT and MI. He is also a co-founder of the Manchester Motivational Interviewing Network.

Introduction Part 1: The Distinctive Theoretical Features of MICBT 01. The history of motivational interviewing 02. Defining MICBT 03. MI theory 04. The implications of theory for MICBT practice 05. MICBT and Rogerian counselling 06. Self-determination theory and MICBT practice 07. MICBT and the transtheoretical model 08. The Spirit of MI 09. The Principles of MI 10. Evidence for the effectiveness of MICBT 11. Mechanisms for change 12. Relational and technical components of MICBT 13. Client perspectives 14. Differences and similarities between MI and CBT 15. MI, CBT and other approaches Part 2: The Distinctive Practical Features of MICBT 16. Avoiding the righting reflex 17. MI Processes - 1. Engaging 18. MI Processes - 2. Focusing 19. MI Processes - 3. Evoking 20. MI Processes - 4. Planning 21. MI Skills - 1. Open questions 22. MI Skills - 2. Affirmations 23. MI Skills - 3. Reflections 24. MI Skills - 4. Summaries 25. Exploring values, goals and aspirations 26. Providing information 27. Practice frameworks and the Menu of Strategies 28. Training and fidelity in MICBT 29. Systemic factors in MICBT 30. Ethical practice in MICBT