Dates & Times: Wed., Oct. 28th and Thu., Oct. 29th, 2020   –   12:00pm-4:00pm ET

Format: Live, interactive, 8-hour online training via Zoom

Facilitators: Onna Brewer, PhD and Margo Bristow, MA

Event language: English (closed captioning available in Zoom)

Audience: Clinicians and helping professionals with an interest in learning Motivational Interviewing at a beginner/introductory level

Continuing Education: 8 CEs available for Illinois Licensed Counselors (IDFPR 197.000258)

Organization discount: Register two providers from one agency and receive a complimentary registration for a third member of your organization!

Learning Objectives:

Engage with MI skills.

Through this training, we’re confident that learners will:

· understand the purpose of MI and how it compares to other approaches to helping people change

· understand the core spirit, processes, and skills of MI

· strengthen your empathic and person-centered counseling skills

· learn how MI can be readily applied as a best practice in your setting

https://www.brewerbehavioralhealth.com/training-events/motivational-interviewing-an-introductory-online-training

Dates & Times: Wed., Nov. 18th and Thu., Nov. 19th, 2020 – 12:00pm-4:00pm ET

Format: Live, interactive, 8-hour online training via Zoom

Facilitators: Onna Brewer, PhD and Margo Bristow, MA

Event language: English (closed captioning available in Zoom)

Audience: Clinicians and helping professionals with a basic/introductory background in
Motivational Interviewing; clinical supervisors are also welcome

Continuing Education: 8 CEs available for Illinois Licensed Counselors (IDFPR 197.000258)

Organization discount: Register two providers from one agency and receive a complimentary registration for a third member of your organization!

Learning Objectives:

Through this training, we’re confident that learners will be able to:

• rapidly recognize change talk, sustain talk, and discord and their effects on motivation and the therapeutic alliance

• identify and address the roadblocks present among “experts” and advice-givers (helping professionals including therapists, educators, corrections officers, healthcare providers, etc.)

• practice affirming client strengths and reflecting the client’s deeper meaning as the major tools for enhancing motivation

Dates & Times: Thu., Dec. 3rd, Fri., Dec. 4th, and Fri., Dec. 11th, 2020 – 12:00pm-4:00pm ET

Format: Live, interactive, 12-hour online training via Zoom

Facilitators: Onna Brewer, PhD and Margo Bristow, MA

Event language: English (closed captioning available in Zoom)

Audience: Clinicians and helping professionals with a basic/introductory background in
Motivational Interviewing, clinical supervisors, and MI trainers

Continuing Education: 12 CEs available for Illinois Licensed Counselors (IDFPR 197.000258)

Organization discount: Register two providers from one agency and receive a complimentary registration for a third member of your organization!

Learning Objectives:

Through this training, we’re confident that learners will:

• know the major components of the coding process using the MITI 4.2.1 coding system (Moyers, Manuel, & Ernst, 2014), including assessing globals, parsing utterances, and behavior counts.

• know the major components of providing MITI 4.2.1 coding feedback in a coaching process parallel to Motivational Interviewing.

• understand the importance of coding practice with and without transcripts and developing inter-coder consistency for effective use of the MITI 4.2.1 coding system.

• be able to code recorded samples of sessions for MI fidelity using the MITI 4.2.1 coding system.

Dates & Times: Wed., Jan 13th and Thu., Jan. 14th, 2021 — 12:00pm-4:00pm ET

Format: Live, interactive, 8-hour online training via Zoom

Facilitators: Onna Brewer, PhD and Margo Bristow, MA

Event language: English (closed captioning available in Zoom)

Audience: Clinicians and helping professionals with a basic/introductory background in
Motivational Interviewing, supervisors, and MI trainers

Continuing Education: 8 CEs available for Illinois Licensed Counselors (IDFPR 197.000258)

Organization discount: Register two providers from one agency and receive a complimentary registration for a third member of your organization!

Learning Objectives:

Through this training, we’re confident that learners will:

• know the basic tools of coaching in an MI adherent manner, with the supervisee or trainee as the person driving the discussion and the coach as a compassionate guide

• understand the role of MI-consistent coaching for enhancing supervisee or trainee readiness and confidence in their own skills

• be able to apply the techniques in a one-to-one meeting and demonstrate them in group settings