Motivational interviewing

We will deliver the training to a smaller group in a large room. We have been working closely with the venue to ensure we have Covid-safe measures and clear guidance in place.

If for any reason the course cannot be delivered face-to-face (e.g. guidance changes, there is a local lock-down, the trainer has symptoms), we will take a flexible and responsive approach to keep people learning – which will include delivering the training on the same day as a live interactive online session, or transferring bookings to the next available dates.

Develop your understanding of addiction and treatment by exploring the role of drugs within society, the factors that contribute to the drug using experience, how people change and the routes to recovery. Learn what tolerance, withdrawal, addiction and dependency mean and how this relates to a clear understanding of recovery. This comprehensive overview will develop or refresh your confidence to work with drug and alcohol users.

Course aim:

• To build on current practice and provide participants with a deeper understanding of the skills and knowledge involved in motivational interviewing.

Course objectives:

By the end of the course participants will have had opportunities to:

• Identify sub-types of pre-contemplative clients
• Describe the factors that increase initial motivation for change
• Understand the influence of the helper on motivation for change
• Develop reflective listening skills
• Deliver the motivational interviewing within the four key phases of motivational interviewing
• Understand the role of motivational interviewing within a wider process of change

Maximum group size: 18 people

Competences: HT3; NHS KSF HWB1; DANOS AI1.2012, AI2.2012