NOTE: The actual workshop dates and times will be determined once we have at least 20 members.
What is the purpose of this workshop?
This workshop is for all helping professionals wanting to better help others create effective change in their life.
Who should come?
It is appropriate for all helping professionals who are working with people who are considering making healthy behavioral changes: physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, counselors, nutritionists, health educators, dieticians, managers, probation officers, etc.
It is appropriate for those with a minimal or a basic understanding of MI, or for those with advanced skills who would benefit from a refresher course. All are welcome.
What is Motivational Interviewing?
Motivational Interviewing (MI) was developed with the understanding that the helping professional's style of engagement was in large part responsible for either positive or negative client outcomes. MI incorporates techniques and strategies that increase the probability of positive change. It is a directive, client-centered approach designed to elicit and sustain healthy behavioral change by assisting individuals in exploring and resolving ambivalence. It is especially useful for clients who are less motivated to change.
MI is an empirically supported practice for a wide variety of clients and issues—originally founded in the drug and alcohol field, it now has more than 200 clinical trials offering support for use in a wide range of populations, and for a wide variety of target behaviors—medication compliance, diet and exercise, gambling, smoking cessation, HIV-risky behaviors, treatment engagement, etc. MI is translated into 47 different languages and used throughout the world.
What will I learn?
This workshop will provide participants with a strong understanding of the Spirit of MI and a core foundation of the basic skills.
Participants will
Become familiar with the empirical support for MI.
Understand and demonstrate the spirit of MI.
Become familiar with the general Principles of MI.
Gain tools to develop and enhance one’s own therapeutic style.
Have increased confidence in the use of MI and eliciting intrinsic motivation for healthy behavioral change.
Become familiar through practice, feedback, and coding of the following core skills: using open-ended questions, affirming, reflective listening, summarizing, and identifying and eliciting change talk.
Learn advanced strategies for increasing interest and confidence to make changes.
Develop a personal plan to continue practicing and implementing MI into your specific setting.
Who will lead this workshop?
Julie Seel, PhD will provide both the instruction and entertainment. She has led many successful workshops and has received strong reviews for content, instruction, and style. She trained for many years in Motivational Interviewing with her graduate school mentor and the co-founder of MI, William R. Miller, Ph.D.
She began her graduate school training in Clinical Psychology at the University of New Mexico with a semester long course in MI taught by Bill, weekly MI lab meetings, and several, 2-day MI workshops; co-authored a metanalysis of MI studies with Jennifer Hettema, PhD, and Bill; and used MI as her treatment approach for treating substance use in young people for her doctoral dissertation.
And she didn’t fully appreciate what a wonderful gift and exactly how powerful it was until she began seeing 8-10 people daily.
Julie is an active member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and was a trainer for the Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity (MITI) coding manual.
She is passionate about: treating people who struggle with such things as moderate to severe anxiety, mood, and/or comorbid substance use disorders; teaching helping professionals to become more effective in motivating healthy behavioral change; and helping professionals find renewed enthusiasm, joy, and commitment to their vocation.
If you are interested…
Please email, Julie@livelifewellnc.com, or call (919) 908-6465. Also, if you would like Julie to come to your place of work to conduct a workshop, please reach out!
Cost,
$300, per person.
A limited number of partial scholarships available for those in need—in honor of William R. Miller, PhD, who has given so much and so freely to me, others, and the field of psychology throughout his career.
