This two-day training will take place on October 4 (9am-4pm) and October 18 (9am-4pm).

This Motivational interviewing (MI) training session provides social service, medical and behavioral health professionals with evidence-based methods for creating a person-centered approach to service delivery. MI is especially useful for partnering with patients and clients to conduct education and promote healthy behavior changes. This training will emphasize an engaging and skill-based instructional approach to appeal to learners of all types. Participants will be given many opportunities to observe, practice, receive feedback and interact with trainers and peers. The training is designed for professionals working in health care, mental health, substance use disorder treatment, and case management.

Learning objectives

• Learn and practice the spirit, processes and skills of Motivational Interviewing;
• Learn and practice strategies for eliciting and responding to change talk;
• ​Practice using Motivational Interviewing skills to improve engagement, enhance motivation and decrease discord in relationships with clients;
• Create a motivational interviewing learning action plan.