Chapter List Guidelines In a nutshellAbout these guidelinesPart A: About co-occurring conditionsPart B: Responding to co-occurring conditionsPart C: Specific population groupsAppendicesAppendix A: Other Australian guidelinesAppendix B: Other useful resourcesAppendix C: Sources of research, information and other resourcesAppendix D: DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 classification cross-referenceAppendix E: Motivational interviewingCore skills of MIAsking open questionsAffirmingReflective listeningSummarisingInforming and advisingAdditional strategiesGood things & not-so-good things worksheetAppendix F: Case formulation tableAppendix G: Mental state examinationAppendix H: Integrated Motivational Assessment Tool (IMAT)Appendix I: Additional screening toolsAppendix J: CANSAS-PAppendix K: Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS 21)Appendix L: Indigenous Risk Impact Screener (IRIS)Appendix M: Kessler psychological distress scale (K10)Appendix N: The PsyCheck Screening ToolAppendix O: Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS)Appendix P: The International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ)Appendix Q: Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5)Appendix R: Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5)Appendix S: PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5)Appendix T: Psychosis Screener (PS)Appendix U: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)Appendix V: CAGE Substance Abuse Screening ToolAppendix W: Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10)Appendix X: Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT)Appendix Y: The Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST)Appendix Z: Suicide risk screener scorer and interpretationAppendix AA: Referral pro formaAppendix BB: Cognitive behavioural techniquesAppendix CC: Anxiety management techniquesWorksheetsAbbreviationsGlossaryReferencesDisclaimer and acknowledgements Download full Guidelines Order a free hard copy Informing and advising Download page Informing and advising refers to the offering of information or advice. Although MI adopts a client centred approach, this does not mean that offering advice or information to clients is always inappropriate. There are some circumstances where it is certainly appropriate (e.g., if the client requests information). However, MI does not involve dispensing unsolicited information in a directive style. Instead, MI involves [758]: Offering information or advice with permission. When advice is provided, the perspective of the client is explored, particularly in terms of the relevance of the information to them and helping them to reach their own conclusions. Miller and Rollnick [758] recommend using the ‘elicit-provide-elicit’ approach when exchanging information with a client. Elicit Ask permission to give information or advice: ‘May I…?’ Clarify the client’s information needs and gaps: ‘What do you know about…?’, ‘Is there any information I can help you with?’ Provide Prioritise: what does the client most want/need to know? Be clear: avoid jargon. Support autonomy: do not offer too much information at once; allow the client time to reflect. Do not prescribe the client’s response: acknowledge their freedom to disagree or ignore, present what you know without interpreting its meaning for the client. Elicit Ask for the client’s interpretation, understanding, or response: ask open questions, use reflection, allow the client time to process and respond to the information. Download section Previous Next