1. Motivational Communication Smarter Not Harder

2. Who Is Here? Name Role/Position/Responsibilities Hope to Get From Training

3. Goals Define Solution Focused Therapy Define Motivational Interviewing Including Stages of Change Teach Techniques for Motivational Communication Scenario Based Training Techniques for counselors, leaders and parents

4. What Is Solution Focused Therapy? What do you think? Person centered Belief/Trust in Person’s Abilities Strengths Based Forward Looking Often Brief versus long term One Down Approach

5. Tools Of Solution Focused Personality Assessment Miracle Question/Magic Wand Looking for Exceptions Using Scales Person Identifying Own Strengths “How Have You…”

6. Reading Materials Dennis Saleebey’s Strengths Perspective Victor Frankl’s Man Search For Meaning Steve de Shazer & Insoo Kim Berg Journey to Freedom – Scott Reall

7. What is Motivational Interviewing? What Do You Think? Partnership Seeks and Resolves Ambivalence Not Persuasive Person led Not You Dependent More Questions Instead of Statements

8. Stages of Change Meeting People Where They Are Pre-Contemplation Contemplation Planning Action Maintenance/Habit

10. Tools of MI Open Ended Questions Reflective Listening Decision Balancing Affirmations (4 to 1) Paradoxical Statements Self Efficacy Scales

11. Biblical Road to Emmaus – Luke 24:13-35 Woman at the Well – John 4 Blind Beggar – Luke 18:35-43

12. Reading Materials William Miller & Stephen Rollnick Bruno Bettelheim’s Punishment Vs. Discipline

13. Challenges of MI/SFT Time Loss of “control” Unable to use “power” More effort Slower process One’s own frustrations No dependence/Feeling not needed

14. Internal Dialogue For Counselors “I need to fix people.” “They need me.” “I’m the expert.” “They can’t do it or they would have already.”

15. Internal Dialogue for Leaders “They need to do it my way.” “They won’t respect me.” “They could take my job.” “I know the big picture.”

16. Internal Dialogue for Parents “I know what is best for my kids, better than they do.” “It is my job to protect them.” “They need to learn to respect authority.” “I can’t live with myself if…”

17. Large Group Scenario Based Trainings Counseling Problem – Video

18. Large Group Scenario Based Trainings Leader Problem Parenting Problem – BDay Party

19. Table Scenario Based Trainings Pair up Use situation that is real for you or provided example You play yourself, partner plays the other Switch positions Provide feedback Focus on Positives Ask questions “What made you…” Provide Feedback to Group

20. Scenarios Counselor Leader Parent

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