May 3, 2025

8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Motivational Interviewing Clinical 3 CEUS – IN PERSON

A directive, client-centered counselling style that aims to help clients explore and resolve their ambivalence about behavior change. It combines elements of style (warmth and empathy) with technique (e.g., focused reflective listening and the development of discrepancy). A core tenet of the technique is that the motivation to change is enhanced if there is a gentle process of negotiation in which the client, not the practitioner, articulates the benefits and costs involved. A strong principle of this approach is that conflict is unhelpful and that a collaborative relationship between therapist and client, in which they tackle the problem together, is essential. This presentation is for social workers who work directly with clients to create an environment for change. It will cover three hours of ceus in clinical practice.

Objective:

• Participants will learn evidence-based strategies on how to elicit change in working with clients who lack motivation.
• Participants will become familiar with the skills needed to effectively use in practice (motivational interviewing).
• Participants will increase their understanding on how to become an Active Listener
• Attendees will increase their familiarity on how to better engage clients
• Social workers, counselors, therapists and case managers will learn how to address resistance, barriers to effective listening, and counterbalance to negative self-talk.
• Appreciate how motivational interviewing can work in practice, within several different clinical scenarios.