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Advanced Motivational Interviewing Training
A 4 Day Training Program Focusing on Motivating and Sustaining Change

SESSION DATES OF 2011-2012

SESSION 1
October 4th, 2011 - 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
November 1st, 2011 - 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
December 14th, 2011 - 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
January 17th, 2012 - 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

SESSION 2
February 21st, 2012 -9 a.m.-4 p.m.
March 20th, 2012 -9 a.m.-4 p.m.
April 3rd, 2012 -9 a.m.-4 p.m.
May 15th, 2012 -9 a.m.-4 p.m.

What Is Motivational Interviewing?

Motivation can be understood not as something someone has, but as something someone does.

It involves:

• Recognizing a problem
• Finding a way to change
• Starting and sticking with that change strategy (Miller & Rollnick)

Motivational Interviewing proposes a series of principles, skills and methods that help us communicate with people in ways that foster and promote motivation.

Why Should I Use Motivational Interviewing?

• Many individuals we work with have high ambivalence and low motivation to change
• Motivational Interviewing uses many of the skills that are found to be most effective in this situation
• MI effectively complements stage-wise treatment MI is seen as a best practice (Mueser; Health Canada; CMHA)
• MI is widely used in a variety of fields

Since 2001, the CMHA, Ottawa Branch has provided a group treatment program for clients who have a co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder. In 2009-10 CMHA-Ottawa provided 23 groups in partnership with 8 community addiction agencies for over 220 clients. Our trainers have previous or current experience as group facilitators. They are also members of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT).

What Is Included in this Motivational Interviewing (Mi) Course?

Through this practical program, you will develop knowledge and skills in motivational interviewing. The trainers will lead you through interactive, experiential exercises that include real plays and role plays. You will learn about:

MI spirit:

Evocation, Collaboration, Autonomy/support, Compassion

MI principles:

Expressing Empathy, Developing Discrepancy, Rolling with Resistance, Supporting Self-Efficacy

Fundamental MI skills:

Open Questions, Affirmations, Reflections, Summarizing

Recognizing Change Talk:

Desire to Change, Ability to Change, Reason for Change, Need for Change, Commitment to Change

Eliciting Change Talk:

Importance/Confidence Ruler, Querying Extremes, Looking Back/Forward, Evocative Questions, Decisional Balance, Goals and Values Exploration, Elaboration

Responding to Change Talk:

Reflection, Elaboration Questions, Summary, Affirmation

Giving Advice:

Elicit-Provide-Elicit, Menu of Options

Dealing with Resistance:

Different Levels of Reflections, Shifting Focus, Coming Alongside, Agreement With a Twist, Reframing, Emphasizing Personal Control, Disclosing Feelings

Avoiding Traps:

Premature Focus, Labeling, Question/Answer, Confrontation/Denial, Expert, Blaming

Who Are the Trainers?

Russell Sheridan, MSW, RSW and Danny Lang, B.A. are members of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). They have experience in the fields of mental health, addictions and homelessness and bring first-hand experience working with clients who have a concurrent disorder to the training. They have received extensive training in Motivational Interviewing principles and techniques as well as participated in the MINT’s internationally recognized Trainer Training.

How to Register

Cost for the four-day training is $495.00 (HST included). Please send completed Advanced Motivational Interviewing Training PDF Form, along with CHEQUE payable to CMHA, Ottawa Branch to:

Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa Branch
1355 Bank Street, Suite 301, Ottawa, ON K1H 8K7

REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY TELEPHONE ONLY IF PAYING WITH VISA OR MASTERCARD. Please note that registration must be received 2 weeks prior to the workshop dates.

There will be a $20.00 charge on all returned cheques.

Parking

• Limited meter parking is available for a maximum of $8.00 per day, payable by coin or credit card.

Participation Criteria

Please note that this is an advanced-level training and that participants are required to have completed an introductory Motivational Interviewing course in order to register.

PLEASE NOTE ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND ALL 4 DAYS, AND THAT SOME READING, PRACTICE AND SELF-RECORDING WILL BE REQUIRED BETWEEN TRAINING DAYS.

Registration is limited!
For information call:

CMHA Ottawa
Tel: 613-737-7791
Fax: 613 737-7644
Email: info@cmhaottawa.ca