ONLINE COURSE - Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Motivational Interviewing Course Description

Join us for a dynamic Motivational Interviewing (MI) workshop that combines active learning, group work, and hands-on practice to help you develop essential skills for addressing ambivalence and reducing discord with clients. This interactive course will inspire you to explore how the evidence-based, client-centred approach of MI can be applied in your professional practice.

What is Motivational Interviewing?

Motivational Interviewing is an evidence-based, client-centred therapeutic method that fosters behavioural change by helping clients identify and resolve ambivalence around their attitudes and beliefs. MI has been successfully implemented in various clinical settings and applied to numerous health conditions. It is effective in reducing maladaptive behaviours such as alcohol abuse, drug addiction, and smoking, as well as promoting healthy behaviour changes like weight loss, medication adherence, increased physical activity, and return to work. The versatility of MI across diverse issues, its focused and specific interactions, and its practicality, when combined with other active treatment methods, have piqued the interest of many healthcare practitioners, leading to further exploration of MI's potential in various healthcare practices.

Meet Our MI Workshop Instructor: Colin Baillie

Colin Baillie is a dedicated teaching fellow in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen's University, located on the territories of the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Nations. Since joining Queen's University in 2013, Colin has taught a wide range of upper-year undergraduate courses on topics such as Motivational Interviewing, community-engaged research, health program evaluation, and health behavior change theory. With nearly a decade of experience teaching Motivational Interviewing, Colin has shared his expertise with over a thousand students and health professionals through his courses and workshops. His commitment to knowledge dissemination has earned him the Canadian Institutes of Health Research's Scientific Director's Award for Exemplary Knowledge Translation, as well as five teaching award nominations from his home institution in the past seven years.

Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your professional skills and discover the transformative power of Motivational Interviewing. Secure your spot in our upcoming workshop by signing up today!