We have adapted our usual one-day workshop for a virtual tele-conferencing format of two four-hour training sessions. We will explore this effective approach in the treatment of substance abuse, dual diagnosis, and other challenging symptoms and provide participants with an opportunity to explore creative ways of integrating these approaches into an effective therapeutic intervention. Participants will be offered a brief review, and practice of, Motivational Interviewing spirit and some basic skills, and an overview of what's important. Participants will learn more about change talk and methods of eliciting, as well as how Motivational Interviewing overlaps with other therapeutic methods.