A two-day course aimed at providing participants working in substance misuse with a range of theories about behaviour change that help to explain the client's perspective.

The course will enable participants to develop their skills to be able to work confidently with a client whatever their readiness to change. Over the two days participants will develop their skills in reflective listening and be introduced to some of the principles that underpin motivational interviewing, such as eliciting self-motivating statements from clients.  By the end of the two day course, participants will have developed a toolkit of strategies that they can apply when working with clients to facilitate behaviour change.

Learning Outcomes:

• Describe a range of theories about behaviour change and apply it to practice.
• Understand what helps and hinders the change process.
• Use a range of skills to support client thinking, decision making and active change processes
• Understand the limits of their role within the context of a brief intervention
• List the principles for motivational interviewing
• Describe some essential strategies for establishing rapport with the client
• Practice a range of basic skills and techniques for motivating change