Develop advanced skills in motivational interviewing to supercharge your alcohol and other drug practice

When: Thursday 15 May and Thursday 22 May 2025
Time: 9:30am–4:30pm (both days)
Duration: 7 hours (both days)
Location: Online

Motivational interviewing is an evolving science that has recently been updated. Advance your MI expertise and ensure your practice is aligned with the latest best practice evidence to enhance client outcomes with our revised Rethink MI masterclass.

Join one of Australia’s most experienced alcohol and other drug trainers in this two  day motivational interviewing masterclass to reinvigorate your MI practice, learn useful adaptations, and explore ways to effectively manage challenges and barriers.

Take your motivational interviewing skills to the next level by using self-reflection and practical exercises to understand and apply advanced strategies across assessment, intervention, and responding to therapeutic challenges.

On average, participants of Rethink MI report an 87% increase in knowledge, 71% increase in skills, and 81% increase in confidence. Satisfaction is rated at 9.2/10 on average and 100% of participants would recommend this workshop to others.

Learning outcomes

• Understand the ins and outs of MI and what’s new
• Understand what drives, and how to better respond to, client ambivalence
• Apply a comprehensive model of change that integrates client values
• Develop advanced motivational listening and questioning skills
• Develop high level skills in eliciting change
• Understand and effectively respond to therapeutic relationship difficulties

Who should attend

This is an advanced skills workshop suitable for experienced and advanced practitioners. We recommend you do our How and why of MI workshop before attending this workshop. This workshop is suitable for workers in clinical settings.

Facilitator: Paula Ross

"Paula is very knowledgeable about MI and I found it fresh and interesting. Clear content and practical application. Willingness to apply content to individual clinical contexts."

- Workshop participant, 2024