
Upcoming Workshops
Rethink MI: A two day motivational interviewing masterclass

Facilitator
Paula Ross
Dates
Coming 2027
Time
TBC
Duration
TBC
Location
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Early bird
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Standard
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Group
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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.
Develop advanced skills in motivational interviewing to supercharge your alcohol and other drug practice
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.
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
Participants of Rethink MI: A two day motivational interviewing masterclass show significant increases in knowledge, skills and confidence

“Content was explored at a good pace with ample opportunities to practice MI skills. The two days created a good foundation from which to practice the skills and read further information about MI. There were opportunities for questions to deepen the learning.”
— Workshop participant, 2023
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