This is an brief introduction to the evidence and practice-based clinical method of motivational interviewing (MI).  The training will provide an orientation to the underlying spirit and principles of MI and its goals and strategies in developing empathy skills, recognize and elicit client change talk, and roll with resistance.  The use of client assessment feedback in MI is explained.  Research evidence is reviewed for the efficacy of MI and for the importance of the worker and the client relationship in positive outcomes. As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

• Describe three aspects of the spirit of motivational interviewing;

• Explain the difference between MI and client-centered;

• Recognize the ability to respond to clients with empathic reflective statements;

• Identify change talk within client speech;

• Recognize open questions designed to elicit change talk;

• Provide an empathic summary statement collecting change talk; and

• Describe a procedure to screen potential counselors for empathetic skill.

TIME: 8:30-11:45am
WHERE: Zoom (register to get the link)
COST: $35 REGISTER