Description
This workshop will be live streaming to online participants on June 25, 2025 from 8:30am – 4:00pm(Vancouver, BC)
Please adjust your start time according to your specific time zone.
Recorded footage and all course content (certificate, videos, quiz) will be available until August 1, 2025. Extensions cannot be granted under any circumstances.
Please allow 3 – 10 business days after the course airs for recorded footage to become available.
Registration will close on June 24, 2025.
Join Charles Jacob, Ph.D., for an immersive, one-day online workshop designed to introduce you to the powerful skills and strategies of Motivational Interviewing (MI). This immersive session is designed to equip you with the essential skills and strategies needed to foster meaningful change in clients, guide them through ambiguity, and build a collaborative, client-centered relationship.
Dr. Jacob will guide you through a series of case studies, role-playing demonstrations, and thorough overview of advanced Motivational Interviewing principles. You will learn how to inspire clients to explore their own motivations, address ambivalence, and take ownership of their personal growth. By the end of the day, you’ll be proficient in applying key MI techniques and principles in any professional context. Whether you’re working in a clinical, educational, or community setting, the techniques covered in this course will help you connect more effectively with clients and create a collaborative, client-centered environment.
Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
- Overview of MI: History, Development, and Current Scholarship
- Communication Style Basics
Basics of Change Conversations: Engaging
- Identifying the “Righting Reflex” and Overcoming It
- Introduction to the Dynamics of Change Conversations
- The “Spirit” of MI
- Engaging, Focusing, Evoking, and Planning for Change
Basics of Change Conversations: Focusing
- Revisit OARS and its Application in Focused Conversations
- The Power of Empathy and Active Listening
- Exploring Values, Goals, and Personal Motivations
- Building the Relational Foundation for Effective Change
- The Listening Sequence: Deepening Understanding
- Managing Ambivalence and Building Change Plans
Basics of Change Conversations: Evoking
- Recognizing Disengagement and Re-engaging Clients
- Strategies to Influence Change Conversations
- Advanced Focusing Techniques for Evoking Motivation
Advanced Motivational Interviewing Concepts
- EPE
- DARN CAT
- Advanced OARS Applications for Deeper Engagement
- Managing Discord vs. Sustain Talk in Conversations
- Transitioning from Evoking to Planning for Change
Case Studies and Live Demonstrations
- Application of MI Techniques in Real-World Scenarios
- Role-play and Interactive Discussions
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is ideal for anyone working in a helping profession, including:
- Mental health professionals (counselors, therapists, social workers)
- Healthcare providers (doctors, nurses, health coaches)
- Educators and community workers
- Coaches and mentors in any field
Don’t miss this opportunity to strengthen your skills, enhance client engagement, and boost your ability to facilitate lasting change with Motivational Interviewing.
Clinical Professionals: All mental health professionals including, but not limited to Clinical Counsellors, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Social Workers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Hospice and Palliative Care Workers, School Counsellors, Youth Workers, Mental Health Workers, Addiction Specialists, Marital & Family Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Vocational Rehabilitation Consultants and all professionals looking to enhance their therapeutic skills.
Jacob is a psychologist with over 20 years of clinical experience conducting and overseeing the delivery of mental health services to individuals with severe mood and personality disorders as well as their families. He is past president of the Pennsylvania branch of the American Counseling Association and has been training mental health clinicians for over a decade.
In addition to training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy for the treatment of borderline personality disorder, Dr. Jacob is an expert in Cognitive Therapy and a highly regarded clinician and scholar. He is a recipient of PCA’s David W. Hall Advocacy Award, and has been a featured interview in Counseling Today as well as NPR’s The Pulse.
Dr. Jacob is a Senior Research Associate with a consulting firm based out of Washington, DC (CalcoCG), as well as a Fulbright Specialist with the United States Cultural Exchange Program (2019-2024). He received his PhD (CES) from The Pennsylvania State University and completed a year of additional training at the Center for Cognitive Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania.
| Registration | Early bird Fee | Regular Fee |
|---|
| Individual Enrollment | $244.00 | N/A |
| Group 3 - 7 | $194.00 | N/A |
| Group 8 - 15 | $169.00 | N/A |
| Group 15+ | $144.00 | N/A |
| Full-Time Student | $144.00 | N/A |
All fees are in Canadian dollars ($CAD) and per person.
Group rates and student discounts are available. Please contact webinars@jackhirose.com for more information.
Fees are per person, seat sharing is not allowed. Please respect this policy, failure to comply will result in termination of access without a refund. For group rates please contact webinars@jackhirose.com
