Product Description
Do you want to…
- learn about motivational interviewing – what it is and what it can do for you, your staff and/or clients?
- learn practical tips to gain client rapport quickly and effectively?
- learn how to tailor your response according to your client’s stage of change?
- learn about empathy and how to support your client’s self-confidence?
- learn how to explore and resolve a client’s ambivalence, and prepare them for change rather than against change?
- learn how to give information and advice without preaching?
Then this webinar is for you!
It is ideal for professionals who wish to learn about motivational interviewing, and who would like some practical skills and communication tips to help them engage in the behaviour change conversation efficiently, and effectively.
Training Summary/Outline
The webinar is presented as a video recording of Stavroula Zandes, the Director of Health & Wellbeing Training Consultants. It runs for 41 minutes and is supported by a number of resources.
This webinar will provide you with an introduction to motivational interviewing. It includes the following content:
- the important role you play in engaging/starting the behaviour change conversation effectively
- how to quickly assess an individual’s readiness to change through the transtheoretical model of behaviour change
- how to tailor your communication approach based on your client’s stage of change
- an introduction of the key principles of motivational interviewing, including practical tips to put MI into practice
- how to subtly develop discrepancy, and explore and resolve the client’s ambivalence to strengthen their motivation for change
- how to give information/support/advice the motivational interviewing way
If you would like further information on what motivational interviewing is and what it can do for your practice, please read our previous posts on this topic.
About The Trainer
Stavroula Zandes, Director
Stavroula has a background in psychology and counselling, and worked with the Cancer Council Victoria (Quit Victoria) for 20 years in tobacco control. Her roles initially included Quitline telephone counsellor, and as a Quit Educator running seminars for smokers in the workplace and community setting.
During her time at the Cancer Council, she also managed and delivered Quit’s training programs to a range of health and community professionals across Australia. As a result, Stav has trained thousands of professionals from various sectors… Her relationships with these organisations and Educators, inspired her to establish ‘Health & Wellbeing Training Consultants’ to continue to provide education and training in an area that she is deeply passionate about – people’s health and wellbeing.
We are the perfect solution for your training and professional development needs, and look forward to working with you to help improve your confidence, knowledge and skills in supporting clients towards positive change.
Read Stav’s full bio here.
What are consumers saying about this webinar?
- “Thank you Stav. Enjoyed the webinar. I work in a Community Support role and your tips and ideas for MI are transferable into my context with the families I support with parenting strategies. Appreciate the new learning.”
- “Just letting you know I enjoyed the webinar. Sensible and down to earth strategies.”
- “Completing this online module was so very insightful. Stav was able to draw on so many topics that I learned in my Masters!”
- “Short and sweet. A wonderful introduction to motivational interviewing that highlights the essential skills and principles to encourage conversation and support behaviour change in a positive way.”
- “Very engaging with some great practical examples too. Thank you Stav!”
