La Mirada, CA USA Introductory

Are you interested in learning about this evidence-based communication style to improve cilent engagement, facilitate behavior, all while also improving outcomes?

What is Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Motivational Interviewing can significantly improve your relationships with your clients.  MI is a collborative , goal-oriented method of communication with particular attention to the language of change.  It is designed to strengthen an individual's motivation for a movement toward a specific goal by eliciting and exploring the person's own arguments for change.

Who should attend

MI has become incresingly popular in the last decasdes, expanding into practically any field in which a person is considering making a bahavior change.  The training is appropriate for helping professionals who are working with clients to make healthy behaviors, educators, physicians, health educators, life coaches, mental health providers, correction officers, dentists, social workers, case managers, etc.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify MI foundational concepts (what it is and what it's not)
  • Experience the Spirit of MI
  • Practice the core skills- Open Ended Questions, Reflections, Affirmations, Summaries (OARS) & Explore-Provide-Explore (EPE)
  • Describe and practice the four processes of MI (Engaging, Focusing, Evoking, Planning)
  • Recognize, respond, and evoke change talk
  • Soften sustain talk and respond to discord
  • Identify how MI fits in your own practice
  • Practice MI in real-play scenario with the opportunity to receive coaching and feedback

What's included in registration

  • 13.0 hours of training
  • Light breakfast, tea breaks, and lunch
  • Resource Materials
  • Certificate of Completion

 

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Location: 
La Mirada, CA
Category title: 
Introductory
Cost: 
499
Event language: 
English
Summary: 
yadira@thecompassionateear.com
Date: 
5 Sep 2019 - 8:30am to 6 Sep 2019 - 4:30pm
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