Revisiting Confidence and Commitment
Assessing Confidence
Asking clients about their confidence in implementing their plans is fundamental to motivational interviewing. Therapists can gauge a client's confidence level using the “readiness ruler”, which is a scale from 0 to 10 or 1 to 10. Dr. Wood prefers 1 to 10, so clients don’t have the option of saying “zero”. Following up with questions like "why a 5 and not a 3?" helps understand their reasoning. This approach encourages clients to articulate their level of confidence and the reasons behind it.