Live Virtual Workshops
Motivational Interviewing
Communicating to Support Change
August 06, 2025
(09:00 AM
-
04:00 PM
CDT
)
$329.00 (regular rate)
$299.00 (*early rate)
Location:
Online Virtual
Trainer
Danielle Forth, MSc, RPsych
*early rate expires 07/17/2025
6
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Motivational Interviewing - Live Virtual - August 6, 2025; 9am-4pm Central Time
Early rate expires 07/16/2025
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It is common for people to struggle and experience ambivalence when considering making a change or when others may be expecting them to make one. When helpers encounter this ambivalence with their clients, it is often interpreted as resistance, and they may feel unable to respond in an effective way.
Motivational interviewing can help because it is a communication style and way of being with clients that helps them find their internal motivation for solving problems. By exploring the framework and strategies of motivational interviewing, you will learn new ways to facilitate the change process in the people you support. You will gain practical strategies that start from a place of empathy and draw on the client’s personal motivation to create their own goals for change.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, participants should be able to:
- Describe the principles of Motivational Interviewing
- Recognize ambivalence and resistance
- Identify change talk in clients
- Identify strategies that support a client’s own motivation
Method of Delivery
Presentation, video, experiential practice, case study exercises, personal reflection, and small group discussions.
*Please allow only the registered individual(s) to view the materials.
Note: An e-manual for this workshop is included in purchase.
Some of the Topics Included
- Motivational Interviewing Principles
- Understanding your Client’s Motivation
- Listening to your Client
- Foundational Skills: OARS (Open Questions, Affirming, Reflecting, Summarizing)
- Recognizing and Supporting Change Talk
- Four Processes of MI (Engaging, Focusing, Evoking, and Planning)
- Common Traps to Avoid
- Reflective Listening
- Roadblocks to Listening
- Approaching Ambivalence and Resistance
- When to use Motivational Interviewing
- Readiness to Change
Target Audience
This is an introductory-intermediate level workshop for social service and health care professionals, social workers, school personnel, and anyone supporting people.
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Trainer: Danielle Forth
MSc, RPsych
Danielle has over 15 years of clinical experience working in front line mental health, consulting and teaching roles. She is a Registered Psychologist and holds a Master’s degree in Marital and Family Therapy. In addition to training with CTRI, she has a private clinical practice working with individuals, couples and families on a variety of mental health issues. As a therapist, Danielle brings a strong desire to facilitate excellent and enjoyable learning experiences to her workshops that reflect her compassion, warmth and humour. Read blogs written by Danielle here.
