Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based treatment that addresses ambivalence to change. MI is a conversational approach designed to help people with the following:
There are four core principles of MI:
MI is one of the core components of a variety of interventions used by direct-service providers, supervisors, team leaders, and organizations in the following service areas:
MI is a core component of many evidence-based practices and emerging best practices, such as the following:
Ambivalence is a natural state of uncertainty that each of us experiences throughout most change processes (e.g., dieting; exercising; maintaining health; restructuring an organization). Ambivalence occurs because of conflicting feelings about the process and outcomes of change.
Although ambivalence is natural, many of us are not aware of it. In addition, many service providers have not been trained to respond to people who are ambivalent about change, and most service programs are not designed to accept and work with people who are ambivalent. Yet, there is a solution. Change your service approach and the culture of your organization with Motivational Interviewing:
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The consultants and trainers at the Center for Evidence-Based Practices (CEBP) have accumulated decades of combined experience utilizing, supervising, training, and consulting about MI in a variety of direct-practice settings.
Several consultants and trainers from the CEBP have been trained by and participate actively in the international Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), an initiative which is directed by MI co-creators William R. Miller, PhD, and Stephen Rollnick, PhD. Through MINT, the CEBP maintains regular communication with peers throughout the world who are actively conducting new research and producing new knowledge about and practice innovations for MI. Our participation in MINT enables us to bring those innovations to you today.
Our MINT consultants and trainers have developed an enhanced menu of MI consultations and trainings for organizations that serve people diagnosed with mental illness and substance use disorders. Our goal is to help organizations become self-sufficient with using, evaluating, and supervising MI. Therefore, we have developed the following services:
We have developed our MI consulting and training with the following learning objectives in mind. Participants will learn the following in classroom and experiential settings:
For a list of upcoming MI training events and to register online, consult our event calendar (click here). |
The CEBP makes an attempt to incorporate exercises and examples specific to the unique practice settings of participants in its training events, with an emphasis upon skills that advance the recovery of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness and/or substance use disorders. The CEBP's core Motivational Interviewing training events include the following:
The CEBP provides Foundations of Motivational Interviewing as two all-day events, Part 1 and Part 2. Both workshops provide core concepts and skills from which participants may build proficiency in the use of this evidence-based treatment. At the completion of Part 1, the CEBP expects participants to practice the basic strategies of MI in their work settings before attending Part 2.
Motivational Interviewing (MI) was developed and is studied by William R. Miller, Ph.D., and Stephen Rollnick, Ph.D. According to Miller and Rollnick, "MI is a collaborative, person-centered form of guiding to elicit and strengthen motivation for change" (Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) 2009). More information about MI is available on this website.
• The Spirit of MI | Motivational Interviewing (Audio)
• Motivational Interviewing: Preparing People for Change (Book)
