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Motivational Interviewing III: Practical Skill Building
Forty years after its creation, Motivational Interviewing (MI) is more relevant than ever in the clinician toolkit. Recognized for both its stand-alone impact and its seamless integration into other treatment modalities, like Solution-focused Therapy, CBT, ACT, etc., MI is always evolving.
Through interactive exercises, demonstrations and discussions we’ll explore topics in MI that add to your impact with clients and improve outcomes in your specific context and environment, including:
- Exploring participant-generated case studies
- Learning how to emphasize client autonomy and create client-generated goals
- Identifying ways to harness the power of complex affirmations and values to improve outcomes
- Practicing specific skills for cultivating Change Talk and softening Sustain Talk
- Identify ways to integrate MI with other treatment modalities: CBT, DBT, ACT, etc.
Objectives:
- Explore MI in the real world by practicing with your colleagues
- Identify key MI skills and common pitfalls
- Work with client scenarios that you face everyday
- Explore the MI framework and tools for eliciting Change Talk
Trainer:
Lisabeth Gutierrez Bennett, NBC-HWC, NCTTP, NCNTT, Training Director, CODAC Behavioral Healthcare
Beth administers CODAC’s Motivational Interviewing training initiatives and oversees programs related to tobacco and nicotine treatment. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), developing and facilitating training tailored to a wide variety of medical, behavioral health and social service agencies nationwide. Her boots-on-the-ground experience translates into impactful, practical training programs that help participants increase their competence and confidence when helping others.
With a clinical background in health coaching, she holds the National Board Certification in Health and Wellness Coaching, National Certificate in Tobacco Treatment Practice and National Certification in Nicotine and Tobacco Treatment. Beth is a trainer for the internationally accredited Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS) certification and co-author of the University of Massachusetts Medical School TTS training curriculum. Before joining CODAC, Beth developed MI training for a team of 14,000 registered dieticians, exercise physiologists and registered nurses.
