Motivational Interviewing (MI) Skills Trainer Training for In-house Agency Trainers - (August 27, 2024)

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Motivational Interviewing (MI) has been used for over 50 years to help people change behaviors. Professionals recognize how effective the method is and make it an essential part of their tool kit. While the MI method is intellectually understandable, true success comes from practice, coaching, and ongoing training development for existing and incoming new staff. To avoid over-reliance on external trainers and associated high expense, serious organizations must establish in-house systems for providing ongoing coaching and training support to ensure their employees retain MI skills training they receive.

* This is Session-3 of the 3-Part system. Particpants may take any session by itself, or combined as needed.

PROGRAM OUTLINE

This program is designed to introduce basic concepts and help in-house agency trainers get started on the path to becoming proficient MI Trainers. Acquiring the skills to train others  in MI has its challenges and yet can be very rewarding not to mention career enhancing.

Training internal training personnel on the skills for teaching/coaching MI can be beneficial in several other ways also. The agency will be in a position to provide ongoing internal MI training long after the initial outside resource has gone. They are also in a position t provide ongoing coaching to reinforce what was taught, and they can also train new employees where they will not have to wait for outside resources.

This best practice for training in-house trainers gives the participant intervals between sessions to receive training, some practice use of the skills, and then return for follow-up training and development to help address questions and challenges they encounter. Trainers idealy will experience the following stages;

a. the training to get essential MI information;

b. return to their practice and make use of the skills;

c. return to training and demonstrate experiences during the interval. Develop and add the next level; show proficiency in ability to conduct motivational interviewing;

d. return to practice and make use of these skills;

e. return to training and show proficiency in training motivational interviewing, develop finalized activities, curricula and presentations.

Previous MI Skills training required. Participants are encouraged to participate in the MI Skills training scheduled ahead of this one to gain an understanding of essential MI skills or to simply refresh what they already know.

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND

In-house agency training personnel and their colleagues.