Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Commit to Change

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Alison Bell, Registered Nurse, BA (Psychology), Diploma Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Certificate IV Training and Assessment Related seminars and products

Registered Nurse, BA (Psychology), Diploma Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Certificate IV Training and Assessment

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Alison Bell has a background in Nursing and Psychology and has worked in the alcohol and other drug and mental health fields since 1987. She has been facilitating training on topics including Motivational Interviewing, mental health, addictions and gambling. Known as an enthusiastic and engaging trainer with a passion for providing participants with an opportunity to reflect on their work practices and to enhance their skills for supporting people to change. Alison has been involved in the development of motivational interviewing since 1989, when she became involved in researching the clinical application of the model in collaboration with Dr Stephen Rollnick at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. Alison has published a number of papers and book chapters, particularly in relation to the application of motivational interviewing in health care settings. Having conducted hundreds of training courses on motivational interviewing for a broad range of groups, Alison is considered to be among the leading trainers on this subject in Australia

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Alison Bell is the director of Bell MHT Training Consultancy Services. She receives compensation as a consultant. Alison Bell receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Alison Bell has no relevant non-financial relationships.

 

Objectives

Learning objectives of this training:

1. Describe the background to motivational interviewing as a person-centred, goal-oriented approach for facilitating change.
2. Identify a framework for understanding motivational interviewing.
3. Discuss the ‘spirit’ of motivational interviewing.
4. Discuss the implications of ambivalence and its impact on motivation and change.
5. Explain the process of change, drawing on the Stages of Change model and the relationship between importance, confidence and readiness for change.
6. Describe the four processes of motivational interviewing.
7. Discuss the concepts of ‘sustain talk’, ‘discord’ and ‘change talk’
8. Identify key skills for engaging and encouraging people to express their reasons, needs, desire, ability and commitment for change.
9. Demonstrate strategies for working with people to increase the possibility of change.
10. Discuss the application of the principles and practice of motivational interviewing within a range of settings.​

“Motivational interviewing is an evidence-based approach that is an essential addition to the repertoire of clinicians.”  Alison Bell

How will you benefit from attending this training?

• An opportunity to reflect on current practice.
• An opportunity to improve on current practice.  
• Reduce client resistance and conflict in clinical practice.

Outline

DAY 1

Morning Session (includes a short break)

• Background to motivational interviewing.
• Introduction to the spirit of motivational interviewing.
• The continuum of styles.
• Understanding ambivalence

Afternoon Session (includes a short break)

• Exploring readiness for change.
• The four processes of motivational interviewing.
• Motivational interviewing core skills (OARS).
• Change talk and sustain talk.
• Responding to sustain talk and reducing discord.

DAY 2

Morning Session (includes a short break)

• Review of Day One.
• The Focusing process.
• Exchanging information.
• Practicing focusing.

Afternoon Session (includes a short break)

• The Evoking process.
• Strategies for Evoking change talk.
• Practicing recognising, evoking and responding to change talk.
• The Planning Process.
• Practicing Planning.
• Bringing it all together and applying motivational interviewing in practice.​

Evaluation and quiz - your payment includes a quiz which when completed with a minimum of 80% correct answers, will enable you to download your Attendance Certificate.
To complete the quiz, please log into your account at pdp-catalogue.com.au and click the orange "Certificate" button under the program's title. 

For live webcasts, post-tests must be completed within one month of viewing the program.

Target Audience

This seminar has been designed to extend the clinical knowledge and applied skill of Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Coaches, Psychologists, Hypnotherapists, Social Workers, Community Workers, Mental Health Nurses and Psychiatrists.

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