course »Introduction to Motivational Interviewing for Child Welfare Professionals Working with System-Involved Youth (Parts 1 & 2)

in: Behavioral Strategies
Date: 10/8/2019, 9:15 am—4:45 pm
County: Alameda County
CEUs: 6
Location: eBerkeley
Sponsor: A Better Way, Inc.
Phone: 510-601-0203
In this 2-day training, attendees will learn foundational Motivational Interviewing skills/concepts and engage in 2-3 different exercises, per skill domain, to reinforce learning. Skills/concepts will include:
  1. The Spirit of MI
  2. The four processes of MI
  3. Value work
  4. Assessing client communication (sustain talk, change talk, discord)
  5. Open ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries
  6. Change plan
Attendees will discuss engagement/retention challenges, specific to children in the foster care system, and identify MI skills to increase positive clinical outcomes. Attendees will process their experience of each skill domain in order to access a deeper understanding of their own MI strengths and areas of potential growth/focus.
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