is a general introductory level course suitable for practitioners from a wide range of settings including addictions, corrections, sports, counselling, and education.
Learning Objectives
Increase your understanding of the fundamental spirit and approach of Motivational Interviewing.
Become aware of and responsive to client’s motivational signs.
Begin to gain experience and confidence, through demonstration and practice in the core clinical skills of this approach.
Topics Covered
The spirit of Motivational Interviewing
The four processes in MI
Engaging- Deepening reflective listening, developing a therapeutic alliance
Focusing- exploring and determining an agenda and target behaviour
Evoking- recognising, eliciting, and reinforcing change talk
Planning- exchanging information, goal setting and maintaining change.
is an introductory level course suitable for medical and allied health practitioners working in healthcare settings who may be frustrated by low rates of engagement, non-adherence to treatment recommendations and attrition from treatment. Participants will become familiar with the principles and components of MI in health care settings and learn how to maximize the therapeutic opportunity available in their interactions with their patients.
Learning Objectives
Gain an understanding of the fundamental philosophy and principles of Motivational Interviewing in healthcare settings.
Learn how to integrate MI principles and strategies into healthcare consultations.
Gain experience and confidence through demonstration, practice, and feedback, in the core clinical skills of this approach.
Topics Covered
Introduction- What is Motivational Interviewing?
Core communication skills and styles: Integrating MI into healthcare consultations.
Change Talk and health behaviour change.
Clinical strategies in healthcare consultations.
Working with sustain talk and discord.
Planning for change- exchanging information, setting goals and maintaining change
assumes a working knowledge of the philosophy, processes, and core clinical skills of Motivational Interviewing, and covers advanced therapeutic concepts and skills.
Learning Objectives
Develop an advanced understanding of the process of change.
Develop an advanced awareness of, and responsiveness to, client’s motivational signs.
Gain experience and confidence through observation, reflection, and feedback, in advanced clinical skills of this approach.
Topics Covered
Deepening your understanding of the spirit of Motivational Interviewing
Heightening in-session awareness.
Responding intentionally.
Becoming directive – strategically eliciting and reinforcing change talk