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Motivational Interviewing with Dr. Liz Barnett
Motivational Interviewing with Dr. Liz Barnett

Begin Your Journey

I have developed an online course to teach the techniques of Motivational Interviewing ("MI").  I call it the MI Companion, as it's my way of serving as your virtual companion on your journey to implement MI principles in your daily life. 

MI Companion - Self Guided

 This program provides access to my signature course the MI Companion, without feedback. The course is centered around 5 simple but powerful practice exercises.   

Sign Up Now -- $99

MI Companion - Instructor Feedback

  This program provides access to my signature course the MI Companion. It includes feedback about your experience implementing the practice exercises. Feedback ranges from affirmations to a correction or suggestion to try again.

Sign Up Now -- $199

MI Companion - Group Coaching

  This program provides access to my signature course the MI Companion, includes feedback, and gives you access to 4 group coaching sessions.  Group coaching sessions will include demonstration, role-plays, feedback, and reviewing the material as needed.   

Sign Up Now -- $299

What you will learn

Module 1: Resist the Righting Reflex

Module 1: Resist the Righting Reflex

Module 1: Resist the Righting Reflex

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Resisting the righting reflex or the urge to solve other people’s problems. If you do have to “give” information, use the EPPE (Elicit – Provide with Permission – Elicit) method.  

Module 2: Understanding Motivation

Module 1: Resist the Righting Reflex

Module 1: Resist the Righting Reflex

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 Understand an individual’s motivation by eliciting change talk or asking open questions that get the individual to tell you the reasons (or benefits) to make a change (instead of you telling them).  

Module 3: Listening Reflectively

Module 1: Resist the Righting Reflex

Module 3: Listening Reflectively

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 Practice mirroring back what you are hearing using both simple and complex reflections.  Use a stem and make a guess about their meaning. 

Module 4: Empowering

Module 6: Wrapping It Up

Module 3: Listening Reflectively

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 Use various strategies that help to empower others. Share your agenda, agree to a length of time, clarify roles and acknowledge their expertise about their own life, provide affirmations, and use autonomy language to emphasize that any decision is theirs to make. 

Module 5: The Structure

Module 6: Wrapping It Up

Module 6: Wrapping It Up

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 There is a process to follow when building motivation. Motivational conversations should start with engagement and understanding the other’s perspective, agreeing on the focus or topic of the conversation, building motivation and then planning. Often phases get skipped as people rush to planning.  

Module 6: Wrapping It Up

Module 6: Wrapping It Up

Module 6: Wrapping It Up

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What are the gems that you will take with your from this traiing? What are you most proud of? What did you learn?

What trainees are saying

At the Hospital

Hold Back on Advice

Hold Back on Advice

 “I wish that I had learned about MI earlier! It can be used in so many situations. I think the training and the online homework have helped me realize that I am capable of using MI and being successful. I am excited to start clinicals and integrate MI with the patients in the hospital.” - Alice

Hold Back on Advice

Hold Back on Advice

Hold Back on Advice

 "I think that if people ask me for advice, I immediately start giving them suggestions because that is what I've learned to do. After the training, I have tried to take a step back and have allowed people to tell me their story before jumping in and giving them advice." - David

In Social Work

Hold Back on Advice

In Social Work

 “In my fieldwork, I noticed that sometimes the case managers don’t speak respectfully to their clients. And not only did I see that, but I saw they had a certain power and control. And I thought, ‘No, I’d like to use more of a strength perspective in my social work.’ And I think Motivational Interviewing is part of that strength perspective.” - Nicola 

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