Reimagine Youth Development Training

Motivational Interviewing has proven to be an effective evidence-based approach with adolescents as it allows the adolescent to have a voice in the direction and goals of counseling. Topics covered in this presentation include: the 8 stages of learning motivational interviewing; mastering the basics; the spirit of motivational interviewing and integrating motivational interviewing with other clinical approaches.

By the end of this presentation, you will be able to:

• Articulate the 8 stages of learning motivational interviewing.
• Identify strategies to improve motivational interviewing skills in youth development and intervention and violence prevention programs.
• Integrate motivational interviewing with other evidence-based and classic clinical models.