Courses

Motivational Interviewing: Into Better Services

Course details

Name

Angela Watkins

Address

Department of Primary Care & Public Health
Clinical Epidemiology Interdisciplinary Research Group
Cardiff University
2nd Floor, Neuadd Meirionnydd
Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4YS

Email

WatkinsA6@cardiff.ac.uk

Telephone

029 206 87190

Course Aims

Motivational Interviewing is a counselling method for enhancing people's motivation to change behaviour. It has been the subject of over 170 randomised controlled trails and is considered best evidence-based practice in many settings around the world.

This symposium is designed to present motivational interviewing from inside the heart of everyday practice. It is for anyone in health and social care with an interest in behaviour change. It will provide an update on MI, a critical look at the evidence, and many examples of good practice from Wales and beyond.

Venue location

Mercure Holland House Hotel
Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 ODD.

Venue dates

Symposium on motivational interviewing: 3 November 2009
Skills workshop on motivational interviewing: 4 November 2009

Length structure

Two full day events once a year.

Cost to student

£60 per day.

Type of study

Attendance.

Entry criteria

Open to all.

Available per course

200 places available per day.

Achievement assessed

Unaccredited.

Teaching methods

The symposium -  MI is a counselling method for enhancing people's motivation to change behaviour. It has been the subject of over 170 randomised controlled trails and is considered best evidence-based practice in many settings around the world.

This symposium is designed to present motivational interviewing from inside the heart of everyday practice. It is for anyone in health and social care with an interest in behaviour change. It will provide an update on MI, a critical look at the evidence, and many examples of good practice from Wales and beyond.

Highlights will include presentations and panel discussions on the following topics:

  • MI & its impact (Vaughn Keller, Humana, USA; Stephen Rollnick & Chris Butler, Cardiff, Wales).
  • MI and young pregnant mothers in deprived settings (Kate Billingham, Ann Rowe, UK Department of Health).
  • MI & children: making a difference with diabetes (John Gregory, Sue Channon, Cardiff, Wales).
  • MI & families in trouble (Rhoda Emlyn-Jones, Cardiff, Wales).
  • MI in primary care, schools, health promotion, smoking cessation, severe mental illness and addiction

The workshop

This follows the symposium, and is designed as a general introduction to MI, to be delivered Dr Stephen Rollnick and a colleague experienced in MI training. The aim of the workshop is to provide an overview of MI, and the opportunity to observe good practice and participate in some skill building exercises.

 


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