Motivational Interviewing - Essential Skills - 31 March - 1 April 2022 (Student Discounts Available)

About Your Speaker

Mr. Vik is a well sought after local trainer with over 16 years experience in training and teaching Motivational Interviewing for participants from the healthcare, social service, enforcement and the academic fields. He has also been in the counselling field for 19 years, spending 3 years in the social service industry and 16 years in the addictions and healthcare field. He has an academic background in both counselling and psychology, teaching at the Singapore University of Social Sciences for over 12 years. He is an executive committee member with the Association of Professionals Specialising in Addictions Counselling, a board member for the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association and a council member for the National Council Against Drug Abuse. He is currently doing a workgroup project with the Ministry of Health looking at using Motivational Interviewing to work with individuals who have diabetes or pre-diabetes and teaching healthcare educators to better engage patients within hospitals and polyclinics.

Who Is This Training For?

This module is particularly recommended for new staff (who have little to no exposure to motivational enhancement therapy) who wish to integrate the essence of MI in their regular therapeutic interactions with their identified clients. At the end of the basic MI training, participants will be able to understand, integrate and apply MI theories and techniques in the daily work setting.

Course Brief

This workshop aims to provide motivational interviewing (MI) training to achieve the following objectives:

• Understand the History of MI and it’s intended use
• Address key principles and basic techniques for Social Care Professionals without prior training in basic MI
• Enable the application of MI techniques in working with their specific clients/patients
• Health Care and Social Care Professionals having confidence in using MI on a regular and consistent basis
• Understanding how MI overlaps with other therapeutic methods
• Appreciate how MI principles and techniques can be incorporated into participants daily work

The workshop will consist of basic MI training focusing on topics like:

• An introduction to Motivational Interviewing and incorporating in daily work
• An overview of the basic techniques and strategies commonly utilized within the premise of MI, the spirit of MI as a style and a way of being
• An overview of the principles of MI and ways to elicit change talk
• Exploring how MI started and which group it targets (Pre-contemplators and & Contemplators)
• Challenges in bringing about behavioural changes via the trans-theoretical model (often perceived as a prelude to motivational interviewing and created by Prochaska & Diclementi)

DAY 1

• Brief History of MI, it’s intended purpose and the Founders Dr William Miller & Stephen Rollnick
• Bringing about behavioural changes, challenges and Introducing the trans-theoretical model
• Using the trans-theoretical model to assess for readiness to change/types of intervention ( Prochaska and Di clementi’s Model)
• An introduction to the concept of Motivational Interviewing and brief research findings on the efficacy of MI in a variety of settings
• video + discussion in small groups practicing behavioral change and activity + discussion on eliciting of behavioural change
• An overview of MI

DAY 2

• Effective versus non-effective physician video (on smoking cessation) + discussion
• The spirit of MI as a style and a way of being
• The principles of MI (DARES & OARS)
• Video on mandated client + discussion + identifying what principles were used in the video
• Simple and complex reflections used in MI (Double-sided, Amplified, Choice and Control, Agreement with a Twist)
• MI in individual session by (demo by trainer), discussion of the applicability of MI in their setting - limitations versus opportunities and bringing up case scenario’s that health care and social care professionals face
• Eliciting change talk + DARN C
• MI techniques summary and roadmap (OARS), (DARES), (SPIRIT of MI) and (DARN C). Putting it altogether, change plan contracts and closing

Important Payment Remarks

Course cancellations occurring one week or less before the course will be charged a $200 cancellation fee. Also, we no longer allow switching registrants with work colleagues. Thank you for your understanding.

All cheques are made payable to 'The SEL Network LLP' Please note that payment needs to be made in full for all registrants for confirmation of seats - 2 weeks before course begins.

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Student Discounts

If you are a part-time or full-time student currently studying counselling or psychology online or mainstream, you can receive a discount off of the regular price of $850!

Just enter the coupon code "STU2022" in the comments box and we will invoice you for $500. Be prepared to send us a picture of your student ID via email attachment to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Thank you.

Our student discounts are generous, as we want you as a student to learn as broadly as possible and to make friends as you go along!

Course Format

Course we be held on ZOOM. After registering online, we will send you an invitation Zoom link via email a few days before the course.