Deepening Motivational Interviewing Skills – 31 March

This training will invite and challenge participants to look deeper, to use more complex reflections, to be more attuned in their practice of MI.

This workshop is the next step for people who have already attended the 2-day Motivational Interviewing (MI) workshop with the training designed as a step-up to further develop participants’ skill and confidence in the practical application of MI.

The workshop will invite and challenge participants to look deeper, to use more complex reflections, to be more attuned and strategic in their evocation of, and responses to, change to talk and to reflect on their own practice. Experiential exercises, live demonstration, audio, video, and coaching will be used to develop participants MI skills and confidence. In this workshop it will be assumed that all participants having completed the 2-day training are familiar with the spirit, processes, and skills of MI.

When: 31 March 2025, 9am – 3.30pm

Where: Online via Zoom

Cost: One day – Discounted price $277 inc GST.  The price stated is per person.

Contact: Faye Johnson –  [email protected]

For more information and to register: please visit the website

FAQs

Q Learning Outcomes

• Increase ability to use the micro-skills within the four processes of MI
• Deepen understanding and ability to demonstrate the evoking process
• Strengthen ability to hear, elicit and strengthen change talk
• Introduction to the MITI 4.2.1 coding system to allow for increased learning of MI

Q Who Should Attend

This training is for people who have already attended the 2-day Motivational Interviewing (MI) workshop provided through Grow with Eileen Britt who want to strengthen their existing skillset. - https://www.grow.co.nz/motivational-interviewing

NOTE - If your organisation is interested in having Dr Britt present face-face as a private workshop to 15 or more of your team, please contact Faye.

Q About the Presenter, Dr Eileen Britt

“Through my research and teaching I seek to make a difference, and to develop students who in turn will be people prepared to make a difference.”

Eileen Britt is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, an international collective of MI trainers (MINT) who promote excellence in the training, research, practice and implementation of Motivational Interviewing (MI). Eileen is also a MINT Certified MI Trainer.

Based in Christchurch, where she is a Professor in the School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing at the University of Canterbury (UC), she has worked as a Clinical Psychologist in mental health, health, criminal justice and research settings.

In her role at UC, Eileen teaches MI to postgraduate clinical psychology students, and psychiatric registrars, and in the past has also taught dietetic and health science students. She conducts research on MI, including: its use with different populations (e.g., youth and adults with diabetes); as a pre-treatment engagement intervention (e.g., for youth with mental health disorders or perpetrators of intimate partner violence); in different settings (e.g., sports coaching and Work and Income); it's mechanisms of change; and the training of MI. Eileen is also one of the authors of Takitaki Mai: A guide to Motivational Interviewing for Māori practitioners.

In addition, Eileen provides MI training (introductory to advanced), supervision and coaching, and coding training for a range of NGO services, governmental and professional organisations. In 2022 Eileen was the recipient of a National teaching award - Te Whatu Kairangi

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