Training Overview:
In this training, participants will learn MI techniques that include the spirit of motivational interviewing and microskills, primarily reflective listening. This session will also focus on the use of ambivalence in the counseling process, strategies for increasing motivation, and self-efficacy and optimism.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Discuss factors that influence one’s ability to change.
• Explain the Stages of Change.
• List at least two strategies a provider can try when incorporating Motivational Interviewing with a client.
• Describe one approach or response to avoid when applying Motivational Interviewing

Facilitator: Tanagra Melgarejo, MSW, National Harm Reduction Coalition

Organized by the Health and Recovery Training Institute