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This course provides a comprehensive, practice-oriented exploration of Motivational Interviewing (MI) as an evidence-based communication strategy within criminal justice settings. Learners will examine how MI enhances engagement, reduces resistance, and promotes intrinsic motivation for behavioral change among justice-involved individuals. The course emphasizes core MI principles such as collaboration, evocation, autonomy, and empathy, while equipping practitioners with structured techniques to guide difficult conversations. Participants will learn how to effectively address ambivalence, build rapport, and support clients in making meaningful, lasting changes. By the end of the course, practitioners will be prepared to integrate MI into supervision, counseling, and intervention practices to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism.
This course provides a comprehensive, practice-oriented exploration of Motivational Interviewing (MI) as an evidence-based communication strategy within criminal justice settings. Learners will examine how MI enhances engagement, reduces resistance, and promotes intrinsic motivation for behavioral change among justice-involved individuals. The course emphasizes core MI principles such as collaboration, evocation, autonomy, and empathy, while equipping practitioners with structured techniques to guide difficult conversations. Participants will learn how to effectively address ambivalence, build rapport, and support clients in making meaningful, lasting changes. By the end of the course, practitioners will be prepared to integrate MI into supervision, counseling, and intervention practices to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism.