Description
Even when mentees set goals for positively changing their behaviors, they may be ambivalent about what change might actually mean to them. Through a series of engaging lectures, brief exercises, and example videos, this course will introduce mentors to the fundamentals of motivational interviewing, a commonly used approach to behavior change. MI trains mentors to be curious and supportive, eliciting and exploring their mentees’ reasons for wanting to change certain behaviors. By asking open-ended questions and actively listening, mentors can help mentees clarify their values, identify areas where they would like to grow or change, and develop a plan of action to achieve their goals. Through a series of engaging lectures, brief exercises, and example videos, learners will be introduced to the fundamental building blocks for supporting mentees’ growth.
This course was developed by experts at the Center for Evidence-Based Mentoring and is based on the premier practitioner MI handbook.Â
Rosengren, D. (2018). Building motivational interviewing skill: A practitioner workbook. New York: Guilford Press.Â
Sources
- Rollnick, S., & Miller, W. (1995). What is Motivational Interviewing? Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 23(4), 325-334. doi:10.1017/S135246580001643X
- Hart, M.J., McQuillin, S.D., Iachini, A. et al. Expanding School-Based Motivational Interviewing Through Delivery by Paraprofessional Providers: A Preliminary Scoping Review. School Mental Health 15, 673–691 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-023-09580-3
