Motivational Interviewing - One day online workshop

An interactive workshop via Zoom.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication with particular attention to the language of change. It is designed to strengthen personal motivation for, and commitment to, a specific goal, by eliciting and exploring the person’s own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion.

1 Day Workshop: An introduction to Motivational Interviewing - Guiding change in helping conversations

The aim of this interactive workshop is to give participants the opportunity to experience the basics of MI and decide the level of interest in learning more. Participants will be introduced to, and provided with the opportunities to explore the following:

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the fundamental spirit and processes of MI
• Directly experience the MI approach and contrast it with others
• Be acquainted with relevant evidence of efficacy
• Learn practical guidelines for exchanging information/giving advice “in the spirit of MI”
• Learn a MI strategy for assessing and building motivation
• Have direct practice in, and experience of, these particular applications

Who should attend?

Anyone who works to support others to change, including case workers, social workers, counsellors, teachers, youth workers, community mental health nurses, school counsellors, school leadership, doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, corrections and youth justice workers.

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