Motivational Enhancement Therapy: A Tool for Professional School Counselors Working with Adolescents‪.‬

Many adolescents whom professional school counselors regularly counsel are ambivalent and unmotivated to behavioral change. Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) is a counseling approach designed specifically for clients with these qualities. The purpose of this article is fourfold: (a) to identify the complexity and misconceptions of counseling adolescent students, (b) to introduce school counselors to the theoretical constructs of MET, (c) to review MET strategies for supporting change, and (d) to present case examples demonstrating MET techniques with students. **********