Introduction to Motivational Interviewing

Course Description

Motivational interviewing (MI) 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

Participants in this course will:

• 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.

When
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 through Wednesday, June 24, 2015
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Where
World Trade Center
121 SW Salmon St, 2WTC
Plaza Conference Room
Portland, OR  97204
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