Events

Current MI Workshops

For those interested in professional development in MI, Helen Mentha has three workshops currently open for registration:

Motivational Interviewing Developing Skills: 17 April 2018
This one day workshop is for those who have completed a two day MI Foundation Skills workshop and are looking to refresh and extend their MI skills. For more information click here.
Motivational Interviewing Foundation Skills: 7-8 June 2018
This workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to MI. For more information, click here.
Motivational Interviewing for Supervisors: 12-13 July 2018
This workshop is for professionals who have completed a two day MI Foundation Skills workshop and are looking to extend their own use of MI, apply MI to supervision of staff, as well as support staff to develop their own MI skills. For more information, click here.

New book by Williams Miller

We often focus on what questions or reflections we may ask in MI, and yet we know the most fundamental skill of good communication is the capacity to stay present and listen deeply.

William Miller has released a new book that focuses on the art of listening: William Miller (2018) Listening Well: The Art of Empathic Understanding, WIPF and Stock publishers
Check it out using the following links:

MI with Bill Miller and Terri Moyers in the USA
May 2018

For those of you who need an excuse for a spontaneous holiday in the USA, Bill Miller and Terri Moyers are running a workshop in May 2018 - they are two powerhouses of MI and it is a rare treat to be trained by them together:

May 21-22 2018: Flag Is Up Farm in Solvang, California (Supervision, Training and QA for MI).

Anyone who wants more information can contact Terri directly at terrimoyers@gmail.com or go to theresamoyers.com.

Updated MI Skill Development Workbook
David Rosengren

For those whose MI budget is a little smaller, and are up for a little self directed learning, I have great news!

David Rosengren has updated his Building Motivational Interviewing Skills for the core MI (3rd edition) text by Miller and Rollnick:
Check it out using the following links:

Video clips from ISMI 2015 (Melbourne)

We are pleased to be able to put online the various presentations from the recent ISMI 2015. Click on the link for each presentation.

Dr Terri Moyers: Beyond motivational interviewing: What MI has contributed to the broader field of psychotherapy
Dr Denise Ernst: Not leaning in: Integrating equipoise and MI
Dr Allan Zuckoff: Motivational Interviewing and the Challenge of Improving Treatment Adherence
Casey Jackson & Kelly Franklin: Effectively implementing system change
Jillian Bleazby: Motivational Interviewing: The Queensland Quitline Experience
Trudy Johnson: The Art and Science of Engaging Young Parents
Alison Bell: Capturing the Spirit of Motivational Interviewing in Online Learning

Video clips from ISMI 2013 (Melbourne)

We are pleased to be able to put online the various presentations from the recent ISMI 2013. Click on the link for each presentation.

Stephen Rollnick: Are we there yet? The journey of MI
Anya Sheftel: Evidence based practice in the real world

Helen Mentha: From Client to Practice
Ken McMaster: “It's all her fault”: Using MI with men who engage in abusive behaviour
Kylie McKenzie: The Felix the Cat approach to MI: Do clinicians in health care just pull MI out of their “bag of tricks”?
Joel Porter: More than a two-day workshop: What it takes to for an organisation to become proficient in MI
Sean Manning: 'The tyranny of goal setting - how do people really make big changes?'
Stan Steindl: Beyond the science: MI and compassion
Kelly Davis-Martin: Motivating clients to improve health behaviours; the complementary work of MI and wellness coaching
Eileen Britt: MI is easy to learn - isn't it?

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