Motivational Interviewing for Beginners
Motivational interviewing is an evidence-based guiding style of communication that awakens an individual’s own motivation for change. It is a way of talking about change with someone who is ambivalent about change, in a collaborative and supportive way. While leaning on the MI spirit of partnership, acceptance, compassion and evocation, the helper skillfully uses open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections and summaries, in a way that reduces communication roadblocks between the helper and the individual. This collaborative and supportive style of communication is an alternative to communicating with an individual in a way that shames, blames, coerces and persuades when discussing the topic of change. When the spirit of motivational interviewing is applied, it can be an effective communication tool for helpers to support an individual in their growth and development.
Motivational interviewing is used by helping professionals in various settings, including:
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Healthcare
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Corrections
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Social Services
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Workplace
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Coaching
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Addictions Treatment
This interactive virtual instructor-led training will include video demonstrations, participant role plays, reflective practice, group discussions and small group activities. This training does not include coaching or the supervised practice of skills. This is for beginners who are seeking to understand and explore an alternative style of communicating when helping an individual to strengthen their personal motivation for and commitment to a specific change goal. In a supportive learning environment, participants in this training will:
- Understand the spirit of motivational interviewing (partnership, acceptance, compassion, evocation)
- Learn how motivational interviewing is used to unlock the personal motivation of others
- Learn how to support others in taking action on their change goals using motivational interviewing
- Practice how to support rather than persuade when supporting an individual in their growth and development
Schedule: July 7-8, 2020, 10 am - 5 pm EDT
Trainer: Angela Dash, PhD
