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OVERVIEW OF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING:
THIS COURSE IS CURRENTLY ONLY BEING OFFERED TO AGENCIES.
Description: This three-hour workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the theoretical underpinnings, central concepts, and key skills of Motivational Interviewing. Participants will discuss the research surrounding and supporting the method, will view and assess demonstrations of the approach, and will have opportunities to participate in conversations in which Motivational Interviewing is used.
BASIC MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING
Description: Motivational interviewing (MI) is a client-centered, evidence-based, goal-oriented method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence with the individual. This active, skill-building workshop provides participants with knowledge of the spirit and micro skills of the model and provides opportunities to practice the approach. Participants will complete the workshop with a good understanding of MI, and are encouraged to take the Intermediate and Advanced MI workshops to develop proficiency in this method.
View this brief video to see if this training is suited to your level.
View this brief video to see if this training is suited to your level.
INTERMEDIATE MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING
Description: Motivational interviewing (MI) is a client-centered, evidence-based, goal-oriented method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence with the individual. This active, skill-building workshop is intended for participants who have a good understanding of the spirit and skills of MI, and are comfortable using them in conversation. Intermediate MI focuses on using the strategies of the model to elicit change talk in conversation. Participants will integrate the spirit, skills, and strategies in practice conversations, and are encouraged to attend the Advanced MI workshop to develop proficiency in this method.
View this brief video to see if this training is suited to your level.
ADVANCED MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING
Description: Motivational interviewing (MI) is a client-centered, evidence-based, goal-oriented method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence with the individual. This active, skill-building workshop provides participants with an understanding of the benchmarks for competent MI practice, as well as opportunities to build skills toward those benchmarks in practice conversations. Participants will also learn to integrate Brief Action Planning into their use of MI, and are encouraged to consider ongoing training and coached practice to continue to develop their skills.
MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING AND SUICIDE PREVENTION
Description: Motivational interviewing (MI) is a person-centered, evidence-based, goal-oriented method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change. This active, skill-building workshop focuses on the use of MI in conversations with people who may be experiencing thoughts about suicide. Participants will be supported to consider the use of the spirit and skills of MI to differentially reinforce statements that are likely to reduce suicidal ideation, while simultaneously providing compassion, acceptance, and empathy for the struggles that they are experiencing.
CODING MI USING THE MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING TREATMENT INTEGRITY CODE (MITI)
*This course is not eligible for continuing education credit.
Description: One of the challenges in adopting Motivational Interviewing (MI) in agencies and programs is ensuring ongoing fidelity without repeated investment in outside expertise to assess MI performance by staff. The Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity Code (MITI) is a comprehensive assessment tool that allows users to reliably evaluate the quality of MI conversations, even if the users have not themselves been trained in MI. For MI-trained users, training with the MITI has been found to improve the quality and sophistication of their MI practice. Participants in this experience will work with the latest version of the MITI and receive extensive instruction and practice in its use.
MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING IN SUPERVISION
THIS COURSE IS CURRENTLY ONLY BEING OFFERED TO ORGANIZATIONS.
Description: Motivational interviewing (MI) is a method of guided communication that allows a practitioner to engage with a person’s strengths and help them to articulate and act upon their own reasons for making a positive change. This two-day event presumes participants’ prior familiarity with the spirit, skills, and strategies of MI, and assists them to adapt those elements to supervisory engagement, enabling participants to 1) facilitate employees’ self-assessment and motivation to grow professionally, 2) improve their own awareness of the impact of the processes of MI on supervision, and 3) increase their own competence and confidence in delivering empathic and impactful conversational interventions.
MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING IN GROUPS
THIS COURSE IS CURRENTLY ONLY BEING OFFERED TO ORGANIZATIONS.
Description: Motivational interviewing (MI) is a method of guided communication that allows a practitioner to engage with a person’s strengths and help them to articulate and act upon their own reasons for making a positive change. This twelve-hour event presumes participants’ prior familiarity with the spirit, skills, and strategies of MI, and assists them to adapt those elements for use in working with groups..
TEACHING MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING
THIS COURSE IS CURRENTLY ONLY BEING OFFERED TO ORGANIZATIONS.
*This course is not eligible for continuing education credit.
Description: Participants who have demonstrated competence with the model may take the Teaching Motivational Interviewing course, which enables and empowers them to teach a basic Motivational Interviewing course, and to facilitate Motivational Interviewing skills groups. This course is currently available to agencies only.
MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING IN TREATMENT PLANNING
THIS COURSE IS CURRENTLY ONLY BEING OFFERED TO AGENCIES.
Description: Many oversight agencies and funding sources are now rightly focusing on person-centered planning. This course considers the use of Motivational Interviewing to facilitate this approach. This course is currently available to agencies only.