Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative conversation to strengthen a person’s own motivation for a commitment to change. Focuses on exploring ways to resolve ambivalence (conflict of ideas or uncertainty) Motivational Interviewing process is used to facilitate change. Motivational Interviewing does not impose change that is not consistent with the person’s own values and concerns.

Each participant will learn how to:

• Identify what motivational interviewing is
• Identify the principles of motivational interviewing
• Develop your own approach
• Create an action plan