Pre-conference workshops

6 June, 1.30-5.30 p.m. Norra Latin
Fee: 800 SEK (approx 80 EUR)

Workshop 1 - MI in a Nutshell

Welcome to a workshop with Stephen Andrew.

This workshop is a rare opportunity to learn a taste of motivational interviewing (MI). It will provide a state-of-the-art introduction to the clinical method as well as its spirit, structure and skills. 

Specifically, participants will: 

1. Understand both the spirit and structure of MI 
2. Identify client change language and understand how it guides the practice of MI
3. Practice key skills for responding to client resistance and evoking client motivation for change

Stephen R. Andrew, LCSW, LADC, CCS, CGP, maintains a recovery-focused private practice, where he facilitates a variety of adolescent, co-ed, men and couple support groups. He also provides supervision/coaching and support to addiction and health-care providers and facilitates training for Resident Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for Maine Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry. Stephen has recently co-authored the book Men’s Healing, A Toolbox for Life, based on the idea that compassion is the central guiding principle of therapeutic self-care.  A MINT-member, he presents workshops, coaching and trainings internationally for social service agencies, health-care providers, substance abuse counsellors and other groups on motivational interviewing, addiction, co-occurring disorders, counselling theory, “challenging” adolescents, and ethics for care professionals, men’s work and the power of group work.

Workshop 2 - What´s new since MI-2? Update on MI

Welcome to a workshop with William R Miller and Stephen Rollnick.

Many people received their training during the "early days" of  motivational interviewing, based on our first (MI-1, 1991) or second edition (MI-2, 2002). Much of importance has happened, even since 2002, that should influence the way in which MI is practiced and trained. This update workshop is designed to catch you up on what's new since the second edition, as we begin to prepare MI-3.

William R. (Bill) Miller, PhD, professor emeritus at the University of New Mexico, is one of the originators of Motivational Interviewing (MI), having mentioned the term in an article in the early 80´s. His work includes more than 400 articles and 35 books. He is named by the Institute for Scientific Information as one of the world´s most cited scientists. The latest book about MI (MI 2) from his and Steve Rollnick´s pen was published in 2002. Since then a lot has happened in MI and an updated book (MI 3) is due in a couple of years.

Stephen Rollnick is clinical psychologist and Professor of Health Care Communication at Cardiff University, Wales. He is the co-originator of MI, together with William R. Miller; he has written books on motivational interviewing and health behavior change and has a special interest in challenging consultations in health and social care. He has published widely in scientific journals and trained in many countries throughout the world.

Workshop 3 - Learning How to Improve MI Practice using the Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity (MITI) Coding System

Welcome to a workshop with Denise Ernst and Theresa B. Moyers.

Demand has increased for MI training due to the widespread need for more effective service to clients and patients in social care, health care and in the criminal justice system, together with the evidence for MI as a helpful intervention.  MI is growing in popularity and many organizations want to implement the method. MI is counseling method that is easy to understand, but there is emerging evidence to the effect that MI is not quite as easy to learn to use.

The workshop will introduce the standardized assessment instrument the Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity (MITI) code 3.1, as an adjunct to facilitating the development of MI practice skills. Drs Theresa Moyers and Denise Ernst and colleagues have developed the MITI coding system as well as strategies for how to best use the MITI 3.1 in coaching, supervision and self- improvement. Drs Theresa Moyers and Denise Ernst and colleagues at the University of New Mexico, have developed assessment systems for MI over the past decade, knowledge that they now apply in service of learning.

Theresa B. Moyers, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and an assistant professor of psychology at the University of New Mexico. She has been training in MI for more than 20 years, and through her research contributed with new knowledge about the relation between MI skills and outcome in clients.
 
Denise Ernst, Ph D, has previously been part of the University of New Mexico research group and is now affiliated with the Karolinska Institute. She is a senior MI trainer with many students all over the world.