Change Starts Here

FOCUSSING

If you are a practitioner or manager seeking to enhance your MI competence, this is your roadmap:

• Taster Workshop – A half-day or full-day workshop introducing MI spirit, core skills (open questions, affirmations, reflections, summaries) and how MI differs from directive approaches.

• Intermediate Skills Development – A second module builds on foundation skills. You will practise responding to ambivalence, planning for change, recognising sustain talk and working with discrepancy.

• Advanced Practice & Fidelity Feedback – In this stage you will engage in simulated conversations, receive feedback (including full MITI 4.2.1 coding and annotation if required), and develop reflexive competence in MI.

• Application in Practice –You apply MI in your day-to-day work, bring real-life case-studies into peer-supervision or mentoring sessions, and reflect on outcomes.

• Follow-up & Coaching – Ongoing support may include one-to-one coaching, peer-group supervision, refresher workshops or advanced electives (e.g., MI in youth work, MI in criminal justice, MI for smoking cessation).

• Greater confidence in using MI with clients or service-users

• Improved ability to navigate ambivalence and support behaviour change

• A stronger theoretical and practical grasp of MI informed by best-practice research

• A community of practice for ongoing learning and support

EMPOWERING

People are more likely to move towards meaningful and lasting change when they experience conversations grounded in respect, collaboration, compassion and autonomy. Motivational Interviewing recognises that people already possess strengths, values, abilities and lived experiences that can support change, even when they feel uncertain, overwhelmed or ambivalent. The role of the practitioner is not to direct or persuade, but to create the conditions where confidence, hope and personal agency can grow. Through structured practice, reflective learning, guided feedback and realistic skills rehearsal, practitioners strengthen their ability to support people in recognising their own capabilities, identifying what matters to them and building confidence in their capacity to move forward. Training supports staff to respond more effectively to ambivalence, resistance, hopelessness, frustration and uncertainty without becoming confrontational, overly directive or emotionally exhausted themselves. For commissioners: We design realistic sector-specific scenarios that reflect the complexity of your service context, organisational priorities and the lived experiences of the people your staff support. This may include conversations relating to mental health, substance use, offending behaviour, risk management, physical health, treatment adherence, trauma, safeguarding, education, wellbeing, housing, rehabilitation and behaviour change. Training can also reflect the pressures practitioners face in balancing care, accountability, professional responsibility and relational practice. We work collaboratively with organisations to ensure training aligns with workforce development goals, service frameworks and the practical realities of day-to-day practice. Our aim is not simply to deliver training, but to support sustainable improvements in communication, engagement and relational effectiveness across teams and systems. For participants: Participants develop practical Motivational Interviewing skills that strengthen collaborative communication and support people to feel heard, respected and capable of change. This includes practising reflective listening, recognising and responding to ambivalence, strengthening confidence and self-efficacy, supporting autonomy and engaging in conversations that reduce defensiveness and increase engagement. Workshops are experiential and grounded in real practice. Participants are encouraged to bring their own examples, challenges and experiences into the learning process so that skills can be applied directly to their professional roles and settings. We look forward to supporting your organisation and workforce in applying Motivational Interviewing to strengthen engagement, wellbeing, professional confidence and positive outcomes across your service.