Advancing Motivational Interviewing Practice
A series of bitesized workshops in Motivational Interviewing from Scottish Drugs Forum
Bitesized Workshops
The Advancing Motivational Interviewing Practice bite-sized workshops offered by Scottish Drugs Forum are designed for practitioners who have already completed at least an introductory Motivational Interviewing (MI) training and wish to further develop their skills and confidence in applying MI approaches in practice. These workshops focus on specific MI practices and provide opportunities for continued learning, practice, feedback, and skills development beyond introductory training.
The workshops are not intended to replace or replicate formal MI training. SDF delivers a comprehensive multi-day introduction to MI training through its Bronze Badge programme, which forms part of the SDF Motivational Interviewing Badge Scheme.
Advancing Reflective Listening Skills in Motivational Interviewing
This online bite-sized workshop offers participants the opportunity to strengthen their complex reflective listening skills through practice, feedback, and coaching. Particular emphasis is placed on developing the strategic use of complex reflections and increasing the use of reflections relative to questions, helping practitioners deepen empathic understanding and enhance engagement in conversations.
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Advancing Motivational Interviewing Skills: Evoking the Language of Motivation (Change Talk)
This online bite-sized workshop provides opportunities to practise identifying, eliciting, and strengthening change talk. Participants will receive feedback and coaching in exploring a person’s motivations, needs, confidence, and readiness for change, particularly when ambivalence is present.
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Advancing Motivational Interviewing Skills: Softening Sustain Talk
This online bite-sized workshop provides participants with opportunities to practise responding skilfully to sustain talk through guided exercises, feedback, and coaching. The workshop focuses on techniques that soften inter-personal discord, reduce the emphasis on maintaining the status quo, and support more productive conversations about change
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Applied Motivational Interviewing: Practice Development Workshops
The Practice Development Workshops bring together participants who have previously undertaken MI training and are designed to support the ongoing maintenance and strengthening of MI skills in its application to own workplace settings. Workshop session activities focus on discussing client cases and considering how an MI approach could be applied.
Workshops are delivered online and consist of one workshop session of 1-2 hours per month at an agreed time over an agreed number of months.