The Egan model of counseling can be integrated into one of the principles of psychiatric nursing called motivational interviewing. The Egan Model is used to help the counselor use structured and specific skills to assist the client moving forward. Motivational interviewing “is a client-centered, directive therapy style for improving readiness by helping clients explore and resolve ambivalence” (Hettema, 2005, page 91). These models can be easily integrated with each other; there are many ideas and steps that overlap and complement each other. The first part of this essay will be based on the separate discussion of the Egan model and motivational interviewing models; describing what they are and how they work. Then a discussion of how they compare and how the models can be integrated into each other. The Egan Model The Egan consultancy model is used when the client is assisted by the helper to see possible solutions through a three-step process. All three steps are performed in the order they are arranged, but the order can be changed depending on specific situations. An individual can go back and forth through the steps as the story changes. The first step in the process is to find out what is happening to the customer. This is where the counselor helps by establishing a trusting relationship with the client to listen to the story. The faster a confidential relationship is built, the easier it will be for the client to establish trust in the consultant and the easier it will be to tell the story. It makes starting the process easier for the client and the consultant. The second step of the Egan Model is new perspectives; this is where the counselor helps the client identify blind spots and identify any new people...... middle of paper ......9540120802612824Rebecca Kreman, Bernice C. Yates, Sangeeta Agrawal, Kathryn Fiandt, Wayne Briner, Scott Shurmur, The Effects of Motivational Interviewing on Physiological Outcomes, Applied Nursing Research, volume 19, issue 3, August 2006, pages 167-170, ISSN 0897-1897, DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2005.10.004. Richard A. Brown, David R. Strong, Ana M. Abrantes, Mark G. Myers, Susan E. Ramsey, Christopher W. Kahler, Effects on substance use outcomes in adolescents who receive motivational interviewing to quit smoking during psychiatric hospitalization, Addictive Behaviors, Volume 34, Number 10, Research Advances in Comorbid Substance Abuse and Mental Disorders, October 2009, pages 887-891, ISSN 0306-4603, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.03 .003.Stuart, G. W. (2009). Principles and practice of psychiatric nursing (9th ed. pp 561). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.