Motivational Interviewing in Groups: Igniting Group Change
Thursday, October 24th, 2024 10:00am-5:00pm ET
To receive CE credit, you must attend the entire live event. No partial CE credit is awarded for this event.
Join us for this experiential day of exploring the applications of Motivational Interviewing in groups. This workshop will be facilitated by MINT members and psychologists Dr. Karen Ingersoll and Dr. Chris Wagner, co-authors of the book Motivational Interviewing in Groups. This MI in Groups training day is largely practice based, and registration will be capped.
This workshop focuses on MI groups, emphasizing group processes that foster engagement, empowerment, and lasting change. We will focus on three core elements of MI groups: connection, direction, and momentum.
Connection is the heart of group MI. Members develop deep bonds with fellow members on the change pathway. Connection also involves internal processes - reconnecting with inner values, identity, and sense of purpose. Developing deeper connections between and within itself can be healing, as well as foster greater motivation to change.
Having a clear sense of direction fosters successful change. Group members may share specific goals like abstinence or medication adherence. Alternatively, the group may have a broader focus like wellness, while members pursue specific changes related to their own individual goals. Skillfully balancing individual and group direction helps members deepen and prepare together for focused change.
Change talk spreads throughout the group, igniting group change. Group momentum and individual change fuel each other. As members try new things, others feel more empowered to take chances themselves, and mutual support fuels change both inside and outside the group sessions. Ending well allows members to internalize that energy to continue their journey in their daily lives, developing processes to support ongoing change and growth.
Dr. Ingersoll and Dr. Wagner are in the process of updating their MI & Groups book. This course will be recorded, and the group breakout sessions will be utilized for book research purposes. All participant information will be anonymized if utilized in the book.
Who Can Attend?
Any helping professional interested in learning more about the applications and adaptations of MI in groups! Even though the session may be best suited for those who are already familiar with the basics of Motivational Interviewing, all are welcome to attend and participate.
After participating in this activity, learners will be able to:
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Identify three key differences between facilitating group conversations vs. interviewing individuals in MI.
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Describe three strategies for establishing authentic connection in MI groups.
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Describe four activities that facilitate group members establishing direction and momentum toward their desired growth/change pathway.
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Name three structuring techniques for effective applications of Motivational Interviewing in groups.
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List the three processes of MI in groups and explain the applications of each.
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Name two MI communication strategies to help group members connect & move forward and maintain momentum toward change.
Join us Thursday, October 24th, 2024 from 10:00am-5:00pm ET for only: $97
Speaker Bio:
Chris Wagner, PhD
is a clinical psychologist who works in the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Health Professions. His practice has included motivational interviewing since the 1990s and he began contributing as an academic to the development of MI theory and practice soon after.
His most significant contribution was co-authoring, along with Karen Ingersoll, the Guilford-series MI in Groups book, currently under revision. Chris frequently provides training on MI and other therapeutic approaches, has led five international training of trainers, and served on the international MI Network of Trainers ( MINT) steering committee (2000-2008) and board of directors (2018-2020).
Karen Ingersoll Ph.D.
Karen Ingersoll Ph.D., ABPP is a Board-Certified Clinical Psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia, where she directs the UVA Precision Health Initiative. Dr. Ingersoll provided evidence-based treatment including Motivational Interviewing at UVA’s Ryan White Clinic for 12 years. Dr. Ingersoll has been training physicians, nurses, social workers, counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, community health workers, community corrections workers, and others in MI skills since 1993. She has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) since 1998. She trained new MINT trainers 5 times and regularly provides MI training and consultation regionally, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Ingersoll served on the MINT Board of Directors from 2015-2019. Dr. Ingersoll researched Motivational Interviewing and technology-based interventions to improve health among people living with HIV, women at risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies, and students with risky alcohol use. She is an author of over 110 peer-reviewed journal articles and coauthor of 2 books, including Motivational Interviewing in Groups (2013) and Women and Drinking: Preventing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies (2015). She has published many chapters on Motivational Interviewing, most recently in UpToDate (2023) and the ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine, 7th Edition, 2024.
Please view our website for more details https://www.micenterforchange.com/6-hr-MI-in-Groups-training
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