Motivational Interviewing Skills Workshop
Learn how to recognize, evoke, and strengthen change talk while responding skillfully to sustain talk without creating resistance. Participants will practice strategies that help guide conversations toward motivation and movement while honoring autonomy.
Objectives
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
1. Distinguish between change talk and sustain talk in peer conversations.
2. Use reflections (simple, complex, double-sided) to soften sustain talk.
3. Use affirmations and strategic questions to intentionally evoke change talk.
4. Demonstrate these skills in structured practice.
You will learn
Recommended preparation
No specific prior competencies recommended.