Introduction to Motivational Interviewing Through the Deliberate Practice Lens

This interactive workshop will introduce participants to motivational interviewing (MI) basics through deliberate practice exercises. Participants will learn about the spirit of MI, with a particular emphasis on client change language. Two key concepts, from the recently published Deliberate Practice in Motivational Interviewing book (Manuel, Ernst, Vaz & Rousmaniere, 2022) will be demonstrated, followed by participant opportunity for practice and questions. This workshop is geared toward clinicians and educators alike and is intended to serve as an introduction to MI for those new to MI, or as a refresher to those who have already been trained in MI.

• Define MI, MI spirit, and deliberate practice.
• Describe how to use deliberate practice to learn MI concepts and techniques.
• Define client change talk.
• Demonstrate use of open-ended questions to elicit client change talk.
• Define client change talk and demonstrate use of open-ended questions to elicit client change talk in role-play.

Jennifer Manuel, PhD