About this Event
Delivery Mode: Classroom (In-Person)
Language: English
Credits: 8 PDUs / Training Hours
Certification: Course Completion Certificate
Snacks, beverages, and lunch will be provided during the session.
Course Overview:
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based, patient-centered counseling method focused on goal-oriented change. Designed to empower clients through self-motivation, MI is particularly useful in addressing ambivalence toward behavioral change, making it highly effective for mental health, substance use, and chronic health conditions. This one-day interactive training provides participants with practical tools to facilitate client-driven change and techniques for addressing resistance constructively. Through role-playing, group activities, and reflection, participants will leave equipped to implement MI in their practice settings.
Key Takeaways:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Understand client behavior and motivation for change.
- Apply MI as an alternative to persuasion, focusing on client-driven solutions.
- Use effective communication skills to encourage conversation and support change.
- Assess client readiness to change using the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change.
- Elicit and strengthen clients' intrinsic motivation by exploring and resolving ambivalence.
- Respond constructively to resistance in client sessions.
- Put MI techniques into practice, with a focus on reflective listening, effective questioning, and summarizing.
- Integrate the person-centered spirit of MI to foster client autonomy and self-efficacy.
- Manage neutrality effectively when clients make challenging decisions.
- Address common frustrations and improve clinical confidence in guiding change.
Course Goals:
- Alternative to Persuasion: Learn MI as a collaborative approach for behavior change.
- Client Motivation: Help clients uncover and act on their motivations for positive change.
- Progressive Skills: Enhance awareness of session dynamics and adjust as needed.
- Patient-Centered Approach: Infuse MI’s principles into everyday client interactions.
- Constructive Responses: Use MI techniques effectively when facing client resistance or ambivalence.
This one-day course emphasizes practical experience, with non-threatening group activities, skill-building exercises, and reflection opportunities to foster confidence in using MI skills.
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Agenda
Module 1 - Introduction to Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Info: • Principles of MI: patient centered, focused, goal oriented
• Overview of ambivalence, resistance, and client motivation
Module 2 - Understanding and Enhancing Motivation for Change
Info: • Identifying and encouraging change talk
• Techniques to promote intrinsic motivation
Module 3 - Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change
Info: • Stages of change: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance
• Recognizing client readiness for change
Module 4 - Key MI Skills: Reflective Listening and Communication
Info: • Active listening to understand and respond to client emotions
• Managing high emotion situations and dealing constructively with resistance
Module 5 - Strategies for Goal Oriented MI Conversations
Info: • Applying open ended questions, reflections, and summaries
• Balancing guidance with client autonomy and support for self efficacy
Module 6 - Practical Application of MI Skills
Info: • Handling ambivalence and building confidence in clients
• Real world scenarios and practice sessions
Module 7 - Interactive Review and Reflection
Info: • Group activities and discussions for skill reinforcement
• Opportunities for self reflection and feedback
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Regus - Seattle - Plaza 600, 600 Stewart Street#Belltown, Suite 300 and 400, Seattle, United States
USD 566.96
