Foundations of Motivational Interviewing for Child Welfare Staff

Foundations of Motivational Interviewing for Child Welfare Staff will introduce you to the Spirit of MI; provide the opportunity to begin developing core skills, including using OARS (Open Ended Questions, affirmations, reflections and summaries) responding to the way people talk about change; and understand how to work with resistance. You will get practice opportunities to increase your skill at strategically responding to sustain talk and change talk and helping families make Brief Action Plans.

Target Audience

Area Administrators
DCYF Social Workers (case carrying)
DCYF Social Workers (not case carrying)
DCYF Supervisors (case carrying)
DCYF Supervisors (not case carrying)
Program Managers

Course summary
Course opens: 
05/03/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2030
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TitleDateTimeLocation
DCYF Alliance Foundations of Motivational Interviewing for Child Welfare Staff02/18 - 02/20/20259am-4pmLynnwood DCYF
DCYF Alliance Foundations of Motivational Interviewing for Child Welfare Staff02/03 - 02/06/20258:30am-12:30pmWebinar
DCYF Alliance Foundations of Motivational Interviewing for Child Welfare Staff01/27 - 01/30/20258:30am-12:30pmWebinar
DCYF Alliance Foundations of Motivational Interviewing for Child Welfare Staff01/14 - 01/16/20259am-4pmBellingham DCYF
DCYF Alliance Foundations of Motivational Interviewing for Child Welfare Staff12/16 - 12/19/20248:30am-12:30pmWebinar
DCYF Alliance Foundations of Motivational Interviewing for Child Welfare Staff12/11 - 12/13/20249am-4pmSpokane Training Hub
DCYF Alliance Foundations of Motivational Interviewing for Child Welfare Staff11/12 - 11/15/20248:30am-12:30pmWebinar
DCYF Alliance Foundations of Motivational Interviewing for Child Welfare Staff11/5-6 & 11/7/20249am-4pmEllensburg
DCYF Alliance Foundations of Motivational Interviewing for Child Welfare Staff10/29 - 11/01/202410am-3pmWebinar
DCYF Alliance Foundations of Motivational Interviewing for Child Welfare Staff10/07 - 10/09/20249am-4pmTulalip ICW Office
DCYF Alliance Foundations of Motivational Interviewing for Child Welfare Staff9/5-6 & 9/9/20249am-4pmVancouver Columbia