Facilitator-led Online Introductory

Foundation MI - Live, Virtual

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based therapeutic approach for therapists and non-therapist direct care staff. Learn practical application of foundational MI concepts and approaches that you can implement immediately. These approaches assist in efficiently and effectively developing rapport, meeting the participant where they are, and supporting mandated and voluntary participants toward behavior change.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this MI training, attendants will be able to accomplish learning objectives, as follows:

  1. Describe Motivational Interviewing (MI)
  2. Match the four concepts of the MI Spirit with their definitions
  3. Identify change talk in demonstrations and/or role-play
  4. Describe the difference between change and sustain talk
  5. Demonstrate partnership and empathy in role-play; or identify them in demonstration
  6. Describe the use of Reflections, Open-Ended Questions, Affirmations, and/or Summaries (ROAS)
  7. Apply MI approaches to participant situations
  8. Plan to Integrate knowledge & skills at work

Dates:
Part 1: April 19, 2022
Part 2: April 26, 2022
Part 2: May 3, 2022

Time: 9 a.m.–11a.m. CT
Location: *Live, Virtual*
Presented by: Melinda Marasch, LCSW
Fee: $200/person

Contact: Melinda@Aspire2BU.org or (303) 378-8140 to register

Location: 
International
Category title: 
Introductory
Cost: 
200
Event language: 
English
Official event: 
No
Summary: 
This workshop will provide a very brief overview of basic MI concepts of the MI Spirit, MI Process, and OARS; then will provide opportunity for attendants to define their own difficult participant scenario and address it with more advanced MI approaches.
Date: 
19 Apr 2022 - 9:00am
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