Foundations of Motivational Interviewing (MI) — Nov. 21 & 22

Webinars

Description

The Foundations of Motivational Interviewing workshop is designed for clinicians seeking an intermediate level of training in Motivational Interviewing (MI). In this 2-day virtual workshop, participants will gain an understanding and relevant skills related to MI’s application to a broad use of behavior and changes ranging from health behaviors to substance use.

This workshop is comprised of a largely didactic model. Learners will leave with an enhanced knowledge of tangible clinical interventions to be utilized with clients, targeting collaboratively identified problem behaviors. They will also learn how Motivational Interviewing’s emphasis on change talk makes it unique, by emphasizing tangible skills for eliciting change talk with clients, and helping them to gain and enhance motivation towards making meaningful behavioral changes.

About the Instructor:

Dr. Bernard Showers, DSW, LCSW, earned his MSW at Shippensburg University in 2010, where he is now an Adjunct Professor. Mr. Showers also works as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Maryland School of Social Work in Baltimore, MD, where he is a past recipient of the Dean’s Teaching Award for instructional excellence. He also teaches at Simmons University School of Social Work in Boston and is a certified member of the Boston University School of Social Work’s Network Trainers Hub. He is currently one of 1,500 Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) members worldwide, and has trained aspiring and active independent practitioners at many colleges, universities, governmental agencies, and companies around the United States. In addition to Motivational Interviewing, Mr. Showers has developed, presented, and published several continuing education workshops on family involvement in substance use treatment, ASAM criteria, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and group therapy.

Objectives

Workshop participants will:

• Learn how Motivational Interviewing’s emphasis on change talk makes it unique.
• Develop tangible skills for eliciting change talk with their clients, helping them to gain and enhance motivation towards making meaningful behavioral changes.
• Understand how the four processes of Motivational Interviewing — Engagement, Focusing, Evoking, and Planning — play a unique role in the overall process of the change-inspired conversation.
• Recognize change talk and effectively respond in a way that evokes additional change language.
• Gain knowledge about current research that guides Motivational Interviewing’s increasing focus on recognizing, reinforcing, and evoking change language.