Motivational Interviewing Workshops

Friday 26th & Saturday 27th Sept, 2014 / Lucena Clinic, Rathgar / Foundation Level Workshop

Motivational Interviewing (MI) skills are utilized by a broad range of health and social care professionals in diverse settings to facilitate behaviour/lifestyle change.

This two day foundation level workshop will introduce you to the core principles, strategies and concepts of motivational interviewing. An intermediate level workshop will be run in May for those who have completed the foundation level and are interested in progressing their training.

Workshop Facilitator: James O’Shea.

James is an accredited Psychotherapist, Addiction Counsellor, Registered Psychiatric Nurse and Registered General Nurse. He has worked in the areas of Mental Health and Addiction in Irish settings for twenty seven years. He has extensive experience training health and social care professionals in the area of Motivational Interviewing. He is a member of the international network of motivational interviewing trainers. In 2012 and 2013 he delivered a series of workshops to OTs and SLTs for IASLT and AOTI.

Course Content:

The workshop will contain a mix of theory and practical sessions to include;

·  Defining Motivational Interviewing

·  Process - Spirit of Motivational Interviewing

·  Review of Frameworks (Brief Intervention); SAOR - Substance Misuse/ 5As - Tobacco control

·  Transtheoretical model of change

·  Principles of MI and Implications for practice

·  Motivational Interviewing: Strategies Overview

·  Ambivalence

·  Resistance

·  Talking behaviour change - Examples from practice (DVD)

·  Skills practice and application

·  Dealing with ambivalence and resistance to change

·  Application of principles and strategies to participants’ practice setting

Who can Apply?

·  OTs and SLTs – members and non-members of IASLT and AOTI are welcome to apply.

·  Priority will be given to those currently working clinically, however recent graduates are welcome to apply and will be considered.

·  Therapists working in any practice area can apply such as Mental Health, Rehabilitation, PCCC etc. The principles and skills of MI can be transferred across a variety of practice settings and are not limited to Mental Health.

·  Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Cost:

The cost to attend this two day workshop is €150 for members of AOTI or IASLT and €200 for non-members of AOTI and IASLT. Lunch will be provided on both days.

How to Apply?

If you wish to apply please complete the application below and email to Laura O’ Brien at . Mark the subject line ‘MI’.

Applications close on Friday August 29th at 17:00

Places are limited. Late or incomplete applications may not be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified that they have a place at the workshop following the closing date. Payment must be received prior to the workshop commencing in order to secure your place.

If you have further questions please contact

Laura O’Brien: IASLT CPD Officer on 087-6371605

or

Sarah Lee: AOTI CPD Officer on 085-7133333

Motivational Interviewing. Foundation Level Workshop

Name
Job Title
Work Address
Area of Practice
Membership number if you are a member of AOTI/IASLT
Phone Number
Email
Personal Email (so we can send you pre reading/ larger attachments)

1)  Have you previously attended any workshop on Motivational Interviewing? If yes please provide details of workshop and year of training.

2)  Why would you like to attend this workshop?