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Target Audience

Social workers, psychologists, licensed professional counselors, educators, school personnel, mental health professionals, clinicians, health and human service practitioners, Community health workers, and other health care professionals.

Description

Examine the theory behind this client centered approach to working with individuals to help them prepare for and commit to making change. Motivational Interviewing is an evidence-based therapeutic technique designed to help people identify their readiness, willingness and ability to make meaningful change in their lives. We will talk about techniques to draw out people in order to find out their motivations and help them become empowered to make change to meet their own goals rather than trying to externally mandate change. This introduction will involve a number of exercises to help distinguish the practice of Motivational Interviewing from other communication styles. Motivational interviewing can be added into other models to reduce attrition and increase the likelihood of participants’ success.

Location
5039 Airport Center Parkway, Building K, Classroom 17/18
Charlotte, NC 28208

Speaker
Rachel Galanter, MPH
Professional Speaker, Trainer & Coach
Rachel Galanter, LLC

This presenter is being supported through a partnership between UNC-CH, School of Social Work and the NCAHEC Program.

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Objectives

• Explain the difference between persuading and using Motivational Interviewing.
• Describe the advantages of evoking motivations rather than sharing information about risks and benefits.
• Explain what makes it difficult to not try and problem solve before exploring motivations.
• Demonstrate the ability to ask open ended questions, reflect, and affirm clients.
• List the next steps to support implementing Motivational Interviewing in the face of ambivalence or resistance.
• Reduce the risk of stereotypes and unconscious bias influencing your case planning by adopting the evocative spirit of Motivational Interviewing.

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