The Basics of Motivational Interviewing (in person or online)
In this 3 day, Level 1 workshop, which will be given online depending on the pandemic situation, you will learn and practice the basics of Motivational Interviewing (MI): how to help people change (especially when it comes to challenging clients), develop your empathy and use your energy more efficiently.
This workshop teaches the spirit of MI, its processes and tools in an experiential and interactive learning style. You will learn to listen for — and increase the frequency and strength of — your clients’ discourse for change, as well as support their autonomy. You will come to know when to use, and when not to use MI; explore the fundamentals of this approach; and discover ways of integrating MI practices into other treatment approaches.
Objectives:
- Understand the spirit of MI that is fundamental to the practice;
- Identify and practice the four processes of an MI intervention (engagement, focusing, evoking and planning);
- Develop skills in using basic MI tools: open questions, empathic reflection (simple and complex), affirmations, and summaries;
- Learn other ways to address ambivalence;
- Use effective strategies to reduce discord and move clients from “sustain talk” to “change talk”.
Prerequisite: none
Accreditation: 21 hours of OPQ continuing education credits
Language: English
Facilitator: Rachel Green, PhD, psychologist, member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), the Association francophone de diffusion de l’Entretien Motivationnel (AFDEM) and an accredited facilitator by the OTSTCFQ (Order of Social Workers, Family, and Marriage Therapists of Quebec)
Length: in person : June 2, 3, 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. OR online : June 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 30, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Limit: 10 participants
Cost: $525 + tx
