NAVIGATE & EMPOWER CHANGE
Motivational Interviewing Training
with Teresa Donegan, PhD
SERVICES
MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING TRAINING
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One of the greatest challenges of helping people to make a change is addressing the resistance and ambivalence that comes with the process. Motivational interviewing (MI) offers powerful tools to help providers address these barriers by eliciting from patients/clients their own good reasons and action plans for change. Presentations and trainings are tailored to the needs of the client. Available options include brief overviews, 3 - 6 hour presentations with practice to full trainings (12 hour) with or without follow-up coaching. Those who desire a level of proficiency typically l select the 12-hour training which involves engagement and practice of the skills and techniques of MI. At the end of this training, participants will be prepared to build MI into their ongoing practice, and make it part of your own continuing development as a practitioner.
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Available Services
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Brief Overview
3, 6, 12 hr. trainings
MITI 4.2 Coding & Coaching
Personal MI Coaching
CLIENTS
Motivational Interviewing is perfect for those trying to help others navigate change including providers in health and human services, life and health coaches, personal trainers and consultants. Over the past twelve years, I have been recruited by professional organizations, accreditors, health agencies and major insurance providers to give presentations and trainings in MI. Inclusion of MI training has proven to positively impact patient engagement. Past participants in my trainings include dietitians, nurses, nurse practitioners, case managers, physicians, physical therapists, counselors, social workers, chiropractors, pharmacists, and health coaches. MI also has a place in training students in both health and mental health professional programs. Outside of my work with students in pharmacy, I have been a regular guest lecturer in programs including dietetics, chiropractic care, nursing, and physical therapy programs.
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WRITING
From 1995 to 2005 I taught a course called "The Psychology of Identity Development and Fulfillment." The class focused on the big questions of "Who am I?" and "How does one live a meaningful life?". We looked at offerings from existential and social psychologists as well as popular literature. The class was well-received by both younger students and older non-traditional students. I loved teaching the course and it has been the source of inspiration for my writing. I am currently working on two books; one for younger adults who are in the first throes of the identity struggle and one for women who are looking to recreate themselves (late 30's, 40's, 50's and beyond.)
