Motivational Interviewing Services
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a person-centered, goal-oriented method of communication designed to enhance a person’s motivation to change. It is a way of engaging in conversation with kindness and curiosity to help the other person develop clarity, confidence, and commitment to a healthy decision.
By using empathy, active listening, partnership, and a non-judgmental stance, MI helps individuals explore and resolve their ambivalence toward change while enabling them to take ownership of their decisions.
“People are the undisputed experts on themselves. No one has been with them longer, or knows them better than they do themselves.”
William R. Miller, PhD
Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change
Explore Motivational Interviewing With APPRECOTS
Are you ready to enhance your communication skills and empower others to make positive changes? Our Motivational Interviewing (MI) Training offers practical tools and techniques that can help you engage with individuals in a more collaborative and supportive way that is rooted in cultivating their own internal motivations. Whether you are a social worker, practitioner, counselor, healthcare provider, educator, organizational leader, manager, or simply someone interested in learning a powerful approach to guiding people through change, you are in the right place.
Motivational Interviewing Training & Coaching
APPRECOTS offers expert-led Motivational Interviewing (MI) training that is tailored to meet the unique needs of your team, whether that be entire staff training or individual coaching and support. With decades of combined experience training and using MI, our team brings a deep understanding of the method and its application across various fields, including healthcare, social work, and education. We provide interactive, hands-on training sessions designed to build confidence and skill in using MI techniques, helping individuals strengthen their communication and client engagement. Training sessions are customized to your needs and can vary by depth and time. By choosing APPRECOTS, you will benefit from a personalized approach that ensures your team leaves with practical tools to foster lasting change and improve outcomes in any setting.
Motivational Interviewing Assessment
Choosing APPRECOTS to assess your team's use of Motivational Interviewing ensures a thorough, insightful evaluation of their current skills and effectiveness. Our experienced Motivational Interviewing team will observe, review, and provide constructive feedback on how individuals on your team are implementing MI techniques in real-world situations, helping to identify both strengths and areas for improvement. We take a collaborative approach, using trusted assessment tools that offer actionable recommendations tailored to your team’s unique context and needs. With our review, you will gain a clear understanding of your team's proficiency in MI, and we will work alongside you to enhance their practice, leading to better client outcomes and improved communication strategies across your organization.
Motivational Interviewing & Leadership Development
In recent years, the principles and skills of Motivational Interviewing (MI) have been applied to effective organizational leadership. By integrating MI with leadership theory and practice, our training team can work with your Board of Directors, executive team, and staff to deliver comprehensive leadership training. With over a decade of leadership training and education, APPRECOTS’ highly qualified leadership experts will instill the core principles of Motivational Interviewing in your workplace, strengthening communication, boosting morale, enhancing efficiency, and contributing to the overall success of your organization.
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Learn from seasoned MI practitioners and members of Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers with years of experience in applying MI in various settings.
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Our training emphasizes interactive learning, with role plays, case studies, and real-life applications.
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Motivational Interviewing is backed by extensive research and is proven to be effective in fostering lasting behavioral change.
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Whether you prefer in-person workshops, online courses, or hybrid learning, we offer options to fit your schedule and learning style. Packages are available for comprehensive training, introduction and refresher workshops, coaching, and more.
We’ll work to provide you with the training that fits your organization’s or personal needs.
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APPRECOTS utilizes proven tools to gauge you and your team’s ability to successfully incorporate Motivational Interviewing into practice. Often used as a tool for feedback, these measures allow practitioners to continue to improve their delivery of MI and grow as leaders, practitioners, and change makers.
Why Choose APPRECOTS?
Why Invest in Motivational Interviewing?
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Every day, people are faced with dozens of choices. These choices are things as small as which socks to wear to life-altering decisions around their health, relationships, and future. No matter how big or small, each choice is a personal one.
From reducing discord to fostering an individual's own motivations for change, Motivational Interviewing is a proven practice that benefits both those in service and the providers that guide them. Partnering alongside someone as they decide on choices that align with their vision for the future, you not only increase the likelihood of them making positive change but you also strengthen a positive working relationship built on trust, respect, and empathy. -
The core principles and Spirit of Motivational Interviewing
Techniques like Open-Ended Questions, Affirmations, Reflective Listening, and Summarizing (OARS)
Strategies for building rapport and trust with clients or teams
How to recognize and address ambivalence and resistance to change
Methods for creating a collaborative atmosphere where the individual is the expert in their own life
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The effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing has substantial research backing across multiple disciplines and is used world-wide. Thousands of research studies, including randomized control trials and meta-analyses, have demonstrated the efficacy of utilizing Motivational Interviewing in settings where ambivalence about changing behaviors is common.
Scholarly work related to Motivational Interviewing has over 173,000 citations and been taught in over 70 languages. It is a process known to improve supervision and organizational climate. It is a process known to improve clinical outcomes. It’s a process that fosters change.
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Healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, therapists, counselors)
Social workers, case managers, and educators
Managers and team leaders seeking to motivate employees
Coaches and mentors working with individuals or teams
Motivational Interviewing Resources
Contact Us With Questions About Motivational Interviewing
Are you ready to take the next step in your personal or professional development? Whether you are looking to improve your interactions with clients, lead your team more effectively, or support individuals through change, our MI training provides the skills you need to succeed.
Click the button below and learn how Motivational Interviewing can transform the way you communicate and influence positive change within your organization and beyond.