Motivational Interviewing

Course OverviewResearchers at the Konrad Lorenz Research Station in Austria found that ravens console friends feeling stressed after fights.Being non-judgemental and taking the time to understand and relate to another person’s perspective is one of the most powerful tools in motivating them to change their behaviour.    Motivational Interviewing is an evidence based treatment originally developed in the treatment of alcoholism, which has since been implemented in addiction treatment, counselling in general and in other arenas where strengthening motivation for behaviour change is the objective.  It has been implemented in the justice, criminal and health care systems. It is useful in improving business and personal relationships.Course OutlineSection One: Introduction and Course OverviewSection Two: How do we usually try to convince someone to change?Role playSection Three: What is Motivational Interviewing?Characteristics of MISpirit of MIGroup exerciseSection Four: Stages of Change Model How does it apply?Recognizing where the client is in the cycle of changeHow do we apply MI accordingly?Section Five: AmbivalenceSection Six: Change talk and sustain talkRecognizing change and sustain talkSection Seven: The method of Motivational Interviewing EngagingFocusingEvokingPlanningSection Eight: The OARSOpen ended questionsEliciting change talkAffirmationsReflective listeningSummarizingExercisesRole plays Section Nine: ResistanceDefined and normalizedResponding to resistanceSection Ten: Wrap –up SummarizingThe way forward