Advanced Topics in Motivational Interviewing

Motivational interviewing, a treatment approach developed by William Miller, has been well established as an effective way to promote change in individuals. This Advanced Topics in Motivational Interviewing workshop will focus on helping clients to engage in change talk, and then make commitments to make behavioral changes based on goals that they have identified. Role play practice will enable participants to gain skills necessary to elicit change talk from clients with low levels of readiness for change, thereby increasing levels of motivation and moving them toward action to address their substance use issues.