Motivational Interviewing

• Learn the spirit of motivational interviewing as exemplified by the principles of:
  • compassion
  • acceptance
  • partnership
  • evocation
• Practice the skills of motivational interviewing (OARS) in eliciting information from patients with:
  • Open ended questions
  • Affirmations
  • Reflective listening
  • Summary statements
• Be able to assess readiness and ambivalence to change in patients and correctly distinguish appropriate counselling strategies by:
  • recognizing change talk
  • responding to change talk
• Practice an approach to evoke motivation to change from patients by:
  • setting the agenda
  • eliciting pros and cons
  • assessing the importance and confidence
  • exchanging information
  • setting goals
  • strategizing for dealing with resistance

Core Resources

MI Cheat Sheet

Centre for Addition and Mental Health (CAMH)/Training Enhancement in Applied Cessation Counselling and Health (TEACH). Motivational Interviewing (MI) Basics. 2014.