7-week Motivational Interviewing Training
(People will thank you for your listening)
Steven and Sarita
Sarita and Steven work in Phoenix serving the homeless population. They discuss the dangers of not using Motivational Interviewing and what they would tell a friend about the course.
Here is what you’ll Get
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How to provide the #1 factor that promotes change.
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How to avoid the 12 communication mistakes that keep people stuck.
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Core listening skills that get people talking about change.
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The universal stages of change and how to help people move to the next stage in their change journey.
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Myth-busting facts about addiction and recovery.
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Dozens of powerful questions that spur commitment to change.
Powerful Questions
Learning to ask powerful questions is a key skill in Motivational Interviewing.
Asking the right question moves a person closer to change.
The wrong questions put up roadblocks and cause people to reject the possibility of changing.
DARN CATS is an acronym that helps us remember 8 types of questions that encourage change.
Click the link below to get a free PDF with over 30 powerful questions that you can use to avoid resistance and help others make a change.
What’s in the the course?
Can Anyone Learn these skills?
Benefits of the course.
Get Rid of Confusion.
Gain confidence in helping others
Learn safe techniques that anyone can use
Stop Frustration
Learn to put an end to power-struggles
Avoid behaviors that backfire
Give Back Power
Learn to keep responsibility in the hands of the addict
Use Biblical principles to encourage empowerment
Orientation Video
Learn more by watching this short video
What Elise likes about the course
Elise is a program coordinator for diabetes prevention efforts in Latin America. She took the course and is incorporating what she learned in her work.
What students are saying
R.D.
The course was amazing. The materials, the teaching, and the participants enhanced my learning and made it fun. I enjoyed the class and benefited from it.
Joel J
Wow. I thought the content itself was excellent, including the blend of video, downloadable summaries, the live teaching, and the group discussion. The breakout rooms and the chance to practice were encouraging and informative.
Staff Minister
I am already putting things I learned into practice. Jason Jonker has really put together a great resource that every ministry can benefit from. Check it out!
People don’t listen to advice
You’ve felt the frustration. Whether you are a teacher, pastor, mentor, or boss you’ve seen your perfectly good advice ignored. Rejected. Or dismissed.
Learn why this happens. And how to get through to individuals even when they are closed off to you and your advice.