2 DAY ALL STAFF or CLINICIAN TRAINING (3 Days with larger group)
Make sure that your staff is trained in these evidence-based skills shown to increase motivation for, and commitment to, change in clients. Through videos, experiential exercises, powerpoint presentations, and practice sessions, your staff will learn about the Spirit and Principles of MI along with the basic OARS Skills, how to elicit change talk, and how to avoid counseling traps that decrease motivation.
Benefits:
• Increase Staff Effectiveness
• Decrease Staff Stress
• Increase Client Motivation for Change
• Increase Client Commitment to Change
• Improve Client Treatment Outcomes
• Increase Program Success
Day 1
• Learn the History of MI
• Learn the Spirit of MI
• Learn and Practice OARS Skills
• Listening for DARN-C Change Talk
Day 2
• Working with Complex Reflections
• Watching Demonstrations
• Videotaping Practice sessions
• Supervised Feedback on Sessions