Early Intervention Training

Course Name:  Motivational Interviewing

Format:  in-person

Length:  6.5 hours

Instructor:  Robert Gallen, Ph.D.

Based on the principles of motivational interviewing, this training is designed to support Service Coordinators and Service Providers in coaching families to enact changes they would like to see in their families. The course addresses some of the more challenging situations families face including addiction, mental illness, intellectual disability of caregivers, coping with a child’s diagnosis, and homelessness.  The course includes interactive practice with strategies to improve communication skills when receiving and sharing information in difficult situations.