Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a conversation style to help people constructively talk about reducing health risks and changing behavior. MI is designed to enhance the patient’s own motivation to change using strategies that are empathic and non-confrontational. Motivational Interviewing, a treatment approach developed by William Miller, has been well established as an effective way to promote behavior change in individuals. MI’s guiding helping style draws out the patient’s own strengths and desires to help them make changes to improve their health. Participants will learn about the fundamental MI Spirit, Principles and micro-skills in an experiential skill-development training. Ample time will be devoted to real play and group practice sessions to enable training participants to gain the skills necessary to engage their clients/patients and work to enhance their motivation for change.
At the conclusion of the training, participants will be able to:
Explain how to apply Motivational Interviewing techniques in typical circumstances encountered in behavioral health treatment settings.