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Motivational
Interviewing can be very helpful in working with individuals
who are considering movement toward changing their behaviour
but have not yet made the decision to take action. By helping
"tip the decisional balance" towards making a positive
change in their behaviour,
Motivational
Interviewing helps clients who are not yet motivated to change
find a reason to do so.
Motivational Interviewing focuses on accurate, non-judgemental
feedback regarding a client's risks and experience of problems,
while avoiding labels, confrontation and specific interviewer-generated
goals for client behaviour change.
In the
Motivational Interviewing approach, clients are assumed to
be in a state of ambivalence that can best be resolved by
highlighting discrepancies between perceived risk and actual
experience of negative consequences. By identifying the difference
in where clients are and where they would like to be it is
possible to explore a path toward change.
Aims:
- Identify
the motivators of behaviour within a cognitive model
- Explore
the cycle of change and the necessity of ambivalence
- Identify
the aims and principles of motivational interviewing
- Consider
environmental factors that compliment motivational interviewing
- Reflect
on interviewing skills, qualities, use of language and the
importance of feedback
- Analyse
resistance to change from clients
- Explore
the effects of resistance from within
- Critically
evaluate treatment outcomes
- Apply
skills to case study role plays
Course
Learning Outcomes
By the
end of the day delegates will know how to:
- Competently
and confidently assess a clients motivation to change
- Effectively
engage with clients
National
Occupational Standards
AA3,AB1,AB2,AB4,AB8,AD1,AG1,AG2,AG3,AI1,AJ1,AJ2
Who should attend?
Individuals and volunteers who wish to increase their knowledge
and ability to recognize where a client may be on the cycle
of change and to develop strategies to facilitate change,
avoid conflict and to engage clients in treatment.
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