This popular evidence-based approach has been around for nearly 30 years and been taken up by a wide range of practitioners in health and social care fields. It originated from work in the substance misuse field. If you are new to work in this arena or came on a course many years ago and feeling very rusty, this 2-day NewLink Wales course is an ideal opportunity to learn or relearn the basics of the approach and put them into practice.

THERE ARE FULLY FUNDED SPACES AVAILABLE TO PRACTITIONERS WORKING WITHIN CARDIFF AND VALE OF GLAMORGAN.

This course will provide learners with:

• A clear understanding of the goals, concepts, processes and skills of Motivational Interviewing.
• A chance to practice the skills with pre-prepared scenarios and your own material.
• An opportunity to identify, distinguish and encourage the types of language that predict behaviour change.
• A chance to explore how workers and clients contribute to discord in the relationship (formerly described as ‘resistance’).
• A chance to reflect on the different types of settings and behaviour changes this approach can be utilised with.
• An opportunity to evaluate the potential effectiveness of applying this approach in your work

The course will involve small and large group work, DVD excerpts and case discussion. Participants need to be prepared to come and work hard, but have fun!

To book onto the course or for further information, telephone: (029) 2052 9002 or email [email protected] or visit www.newlinkwales.org.uk