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This 6-hour interactive training offers a practical and relational introduction to Motivational Interviewing for helping professionals who want more than a collection of techniques.
Participants will explore the foundational spirit and skills of MI while examining the ethical questions that arise whenever we influence another person’s behavior.
We’ll look closely at MI Spirit; the difference between directing, following, and guiding; the fixing reflex; OARS; client autonomy; change talk and sustain talk; Ask–Offer–Ask; ambivalence; and the role of clinician expertise.
Through clinical stories, demonstrations, discussion, experiential activities, and real-play practice, participants will learn how to recognize motivation, respond without arguing for change, and use professional expertise while preserving the client’s authorship of their own life.
Approximately 3 hours of the training will focus specifically on ethics, including autonomy, values, influence, power, and the ethical use of clinical expertise.
A strong foundational understanding of Motivational Interviewing
Practical skills for using OARS in real clinical conversations
Greater ability to recognize change talk and sustain talk
Strategies for responding to ambivalence without triggering defensiveness
Experience using Ask–Offer–Ask to share professional expertise collaboratively
A clearer understanding of the fixing reflex and how it can affect client engagement
Greater confidence navigating autonomy, values, clinician influence, and ethical behavior change
Opportunities to practice MI with real-world clinical scenarios and real ambivalence
This training is designed for helping professionals who want to build more collaborative, effective, and ethically grounded conversations about change.
It is appropriate for professionals who are new to Motivational Interviewing as well as clinicians who have received previous MI training but want a stronger practical foundation.
Ideal for:
Clinical social workers
Professional counselors
Marriage and family therapists
Psychologists
Substance use counselors
Behavioral health professionals
Case managers
Clinical supervisors
Master’s-level interns in the helping professions
This training is delivered live online in two 3-hour sessions. Attendance at both sessions is required to receive the full 6 CE hours.
Registered participants will receive the Zoom link and participant materials approximately one week before the first session.
This 6-hour interactive training offers a practical and relational introduction to Motivational Interviewing for helping professionals who want more than a collection of techniques.
Participants will explore the foundational spirit and skills of MI while examining the ethical questions that arise whenever we influence another person’s behavior.
We’ll look closely at MI Spirit; the difference between directing, following, and guiding; the fixing reflex; OARS; client autonomy; change talk and sustain talk; Ask–Offer–Ask; ambivalence; and the role of clinician expertise.
Through clinical stories, demonstrations, discussion, experiential activities, and real-play practice, participants will learn how to recognize motivation, respond without arguing for change, and use professional expertise while preserving the client’s authorship of their own life.
Approximately 3 hours of the training will focus specifically on ethics, including autonomy, values, influence, power, and the ethical use of clinical expertise.
A strong foundational understanding of Motivational Interviewing
Practical skills for using OARS in real clinical conversations
Greater ability to recognize change talk and sustain talk
Strategies for responding to ambivalence without triggering defensiveness
Experience using Ask–Offer–Ask to share professional expertise collaboratively
A clearer understanding of the fixing reflex and how it can affect client engagement
Greater confidence navigating autonomy, values, clinician influence, and ethical behavior change
Opportunities to practice MI with real-world clinical scenarios and real ambivalence
This training is designed for helping professionals who want to build more collaborative, effective, and ethically grounded conversations about change.
It is appropriate for professionals who are new to Motivational Interviewing as well as clinicians who have received previous MI training but want a stronger practical foundation.
Ideal for:
Clinical social workers
Professional counselors
Marriage and family therapists
Psychologists
Substance use counselors
Behavioral health professionals
Case managers
Clinical supervisors
Master’s-level interns in the helping professions
This training is delivered live online in two 3-hour sessions. Attendance at both sessions is required to receive the full 6 CE hours.
Registered participants will receive the Zoom link and participant materials approximately one week before the first session.