Motivational Interviewing 8 Hour Workshop
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What is Motivational Interviewing?
Theorists have developed various models to illustrate how behavioral change happens. In one perspective, external consequences and restrictions are largely responsible for moving individuals to change their substance use behaviors. In another model, intrinsic motivations are responsible for initiating or ending substance use behaviors. Some researchers believe that motivation is better described as a continuum of readiness than as separate stages of change. The change process has been conceptualized as a sequence of stages through which people typically progress as they think about, initiate, and maintain new behaviors. This model emerged from an examination of 18 psychological and behavioral theories about how change occurs, including components that compose a biopsychosocial framework for understanding addiction.
In this workshop we explore the theory of motivational interviewing, the stages of change in detail, and how to apply this theory to clients of all backgrounds and needs.