Motivational Interviewing (MI): Incorporate Miller and Rollnik’s MI Techniques into Practice

 Mental Health Education and Training for Professionals 

Motivational Interviewing (MI): Incorporate Miller and Rollnik’s MI Techniques into Practice
Date: July 12, 2019
Facilitator: Adam Lodzinski, Ph.D.
This training Is suitable for: Mental health and medical professionals, as well as direct service workers of all experience levels.

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a form of collaborative conversation for strengthening a client's motivation and commitment to change. This workshop teaches the guiding principles, strategies and skills for incorporating Miller and Rollnik’s MI techniques into practice. 

MI consists of a set of empirically validated counselling techniques designed to support client-centered work for addressing the common problem of ambivalence about change by paying particular attention to the language of change. MI helps build rapport with clients, engages them in treatment and/or intervention, explores ambivalence, motivates clients towards behavior change and supports efforts to reduce risk behaviors by acknowledging and enhancing their natural capacities and assets within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion. This workshop covers both individual and group approaches designed to create opportunities for clients to move forward with change in their lives.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the principals and strategies of motivational interviewing 
• Understand key techniques that are used in motivational interviewing
• Strengthen client motivation by working through the ambivalence that accompanies undertaking change
• Apply techniques that work best with resistant clients to help them move forward
• Cultivate ideas about how to further incorporate motivational interviewing into their practice

Registration Fees: $275 General | $247.50 Student

Adam Lodzinski, Ph.D.

Passionate about the application of psychology to real-world problems, over the last 25 years Dr. Lodzinski has contributed to many fields, including learning disabilities, adult literacy, child, youth and adult mental health, addictions, family violence, career development, youth employment, youth and adult justice services, community health promotion, and early childhood education. Over the span of his career, he has been involved in many projects, including program proposals and designs, program evaluations, organizational reviews, surveys and data analysis, as well as writing several widely used professional development resources. He is also a professor at the Adler Graduate Professional School, where he teaches in the M.Psy. program; additionally, he has a practice in individual and group work in career transition and conflict resolution.