Using Motivational Interviewing with Adolescents

This 5-hour training is a full Motivational Interviewing (MI) training for professionals working with teens. The training will begin with the definition and Spirit of MI as well as skills for learners new to MI, with a focus on engaging reluctant adolescents in talking about change using MI Strategies. Adolescence has a reputation for being a turbulent time, when teens are working to figure out who they are independent of their families and adults in their life. This can lead to challenges when teens are engaging in behaviors with a negative impact on their health, safety, or development… and they definitely don’t want to hear about it!

 

This training will help practitioners tailor Motivational Interviewing strategies to this particular age and find ways to have conversations that have the potential to lead to behavior change, and increasing practitioners’ sense of effectiveness and connection with their teen clients.