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Motivational Interviewing Training

Motivational Interviewing is a counseling approach that helps people resolve ambivalent feelings and insecurities to find the internal motivation they need to change their behavior. It involves a collaborative conversation style to strengthen a person's own motivation and commitment to change. Get ready to be fully engaged in our hands-on Motivational Interviewing (MI) workshops! We guarantee an interactive experience with live facilitation, dynamic group discussions, small group activities, and engaging dyad exercises. Our innovative approach includes a mix of whole group experiences and smaller breakout room sessions to enhance your learning.
 

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 Special Offer: Save with Bundles and Flexible Payment Plans!

We're excited to announce our new bundles that will help you save money when you purchase both training and consultation upfront. Not only do these bundles offer a significant discount, but we're also providing flexible payment plans to make it even easier for you to invest in your professional growth within each bundle to help you spread out the cost over time.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to grow your expertise while saving money.    Explore our bundles today and take the next step in your professional journey with confidence!


Talking about making meaningful changes: Introductory MI Workshop

Introductory Objectives:

1. Unlock the Power Within: Master the Four Components of MI Spirit

2. Unveiling the Secret: Differentiating Between MI Consistent and Inconsistent Behaviors

3. The Art of Motivational Conversations: Uncover the Four Tasks to a meaningful change conversation

4. Dive Deep: Crafting Quality Open Questions in Every Conversation and why it matters

5. Boosting Confidence: Uncovering Strengths and Skills to Affirm 

6. Reflect, Reframe, Repeat: Mastering Reflective Statements

7. Navigate with OARS: Mastering the Skills for Successful Conversations

8. Harness the Power of Change: Identifying Change Talk and Stages of Change

9. Avoiding Pitfalls: Recognizing Traps and Pitfalls in Conversations

10. Amplify Change: Uncovering the Elements of an Effective Change Plan

11. Creating Your Strategy: Developing a Personal Plan for Mastering MI Skills in Counseling Practice

  • Mon, Oct 14
    Lake Oswego
    Talking about making meaningful changes: Introductory MI Workshop (October 14 and 15)
    Oct 14, 2024, 9:00 AM – Oct 15, 2024, 4:30 PM
    Lake Oswego, 15700 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd, Lake Oswego, OR 97035, USA
    This workshop will be a highly interactive Motivational Interviewing (MI) Fundamentals experience. This will be facilitated live with large group discussion, small group activities and dyad exercises virtually through the use of whole group experience and smaller, focused breakout room design.
    Register
  • Fri, Jan 10
    Zoom
    Talking about making meaningful changes: Introductory MI Workshop (January 10-11)
    Jan 10, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jan 11, 2025, 4:30 PM
    Zoom
    This workshop will be a highly interactive Motivational Interviewing (MI) Fundamentals experience. This will be facilitated live with large group discussion, small group activities and dyad exercises virtually through the use of whole group experience and smaller, focused breakout room design.
    Register

Integrating MI and EMDR: Working with complex presentations (COD, SUD), ambivalence and behavior change.

Learning Objectives:
 

  1.  Explore and analyze various Motivational Interviewing strategies and tools specifically applicable to EMDR for addressing ambivalence and behavior change in complex presentations.

  2. Identify key principles of Motivational Interviewing that can be effectively integrated with EMDR techniques to enhance client engagement and motivation.

  3. Explore and synthesize the application of both EMDR and Motivational Interviewing techniques in the context of treating clients with substance use disorders, focusing on enhancing motivation, addressing ambivalence and facilitating trauma resolution.

  4. Develop a comprehensive treatment framework that combines EMDR and Motivational Interviewing strategies to effectively address the complex interplay between substance use, trauma and behavior change.

  5. Compare and contrast the top-down and bottom-up therapeutic approaches in the context of addressing complex presentation, considering their theoretical foundations, mechanisms of action and potential outcomes.

  6. Develop an in-depth understanding of the Processing Continuum model and its relevance in facilitating client affect regulation and containment within their window of tolerance during EMDR processing.

  7. Explore case studies and clinical scenarios to effectively apply the Processing Continuum model in real-world settings, adapting strategies to varying degrees of client distress and arousal.

  8. Engage in practical exercises using the integration worksheets to stimulate therapeutic scenarios, gaining hands-on experience in applying the combined techniques while addressing the unique challenges of complex presentations.

  9. Acquire advanced skills in preparing clients with complex presentations for EMDR therapy, including development of resource states, emotional regulation techniques and stabilization strategies.

  10. Integrate somatic experiencing principles and practices within the context of EMDR therapy for complex presentations, focusing on enhancing body awareness, trauma processing and emotional release.

  11. Engage in a self-reflective process to explore and work on a personal area of change and growth, employing principles and techniques derived from therapeutic approaches presented during the workshop.

  12. Apply the process of self-exploration to gain insights into the challenges and dynamics of personal change, fostering empathy and understanding towards clients’ change process.

  13. · **Participants will receive 12 CE's approved by EMDRIA for this workshop (included in the price).**

MI in Leadership Training

Objectives:
 

1. Understand MI and Leadership intersection;

2. Practice Eliciting change talk, via MI strategies and using E-P-E method (OARS; Evoking); 

3. Giving feedback in an MI adherent way;

4 . Identify 1-2 ways that you will support your/staff MI learning journey;

  • Fri, Apr 11
    Zoom
     LIVE Virtual MI in Leadership Training
    Apr 11, 2025, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
    Zoom
    This workshop will be a highly interactive Motivational Interviewing (MI) in Leadership experience. This will be facilitated live with large group discussion, small group activities and dyad exercises virtually through the use of whole group experience and smaller, focused breakout room design.
    Register

Advanced Motivational Interviewing

Objectives:
 

  1. Practice Eliciting change talk, via MI strategies (OARS- Evoking)

  2. Practice responding to change vs. sustain talk using MI
    strategies

  3. Build confidence in ability to see someone through behavior change
    process with others via the four processes of MI

  4. Be able to understand how to give feedback in an MI adherent way

  5. Identify 3 ways that you will continue your MI learning journey

  • Fri, May 02
    Zoom
    Advanced Motivational Interviewing
    May 02, 2025, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
    Zoom
    This intensive experiential workshop will build on the theory, principles, and skills of motivational interviewing and related motivation-enhancing behavior change approaches.
    Register

LEVEL 1:

  • Talking about making meaningful changes: Introductory MI Workshop
    (1 Day)

  • Advanced Motivational Interviewing (May 2, 2025)

  • 5 consultations post each part or 10 total consultations 

Total: $1,299 

LEVEL 2:

  • Talking about making meaningful changes: Introductory MI Workshop (2 days)

  • Advanced Motivational Interviewing

  • 5 consultations post each part or 10 total consultations 

Total: $ 1,474

LEVEL 3:

  • Talking about making meaningful changes: Introductory MI Workshop

  •  LIVE Virtual MI in Leadership Training

  • Advanced Motivational Interviewing

  • 5 or 10 consultations with a focus on leadership 

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Total: $ 1,102 if including 5 session group consultation | Total: $ 1,577 if including 10 session group consultation

LEVEL 4:

  •  LIVE Virtual MI in Leadership Training (1 day)

  • Advanced Motivational Interviewing (1 day)

  • 5 or 10 consultations with a focus on leadership 

Total: $927 if getting with 5 group consultations | Total: $1,402 if getting 10 group consultations

LEVEL 5 (For Organizations):

  • Talking about making meaningful changes: Introductory MI Workshop 

  • Motivational Interviewing Refresher

  • Advanced Motivational Interviewing for organizations with follow ups of 3-6 participants to develop into internal champions for a total of 5 group coaching or 5 group and semi-private coaching in preparation for MINT application or TNT.

Total: $1785 for 3 trainings plus 5 consultations | Total: $2535 for 3 trainings plus 8 consultations | 5% discount for full payments

Bundle For Non-Clinicians

  • Atip/CID— Crisis Intervention/De-escalation skills (4 hours) 

  • Introductory Motivational Interviewing (2 days) 

  • Consultations to help you integrate this modality into your daily work…

    Which will help you with: reduce burn out, empowerment of self and your clients, seeing progress and changes in behavior in your clients

Total: $939 if getting with 5 hrs of consultation | Get 5% off if buy the bundle with consultation.

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