When the Right Measure Doesn’t Exist: A Novel Motivational Interviewing Tool for Community Programs

This report describes the reliability and validity of the Motivational Interviewing Evaluation Rubric (MIER). The MIER is a novel MI evaluation tool for use in supervision with community-based providers. In the MIER, there are 15 items targeting the following sub-dimensions: Spirit (four items), Process (six items), and Skills (five items). Two raters engaged in 10 h of training and practice on the use of the MIER. Data were session audio-files...