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Planting Seeds: Helpful Conversations with People in a Mandated or Nonvoluntary Setting

David B. Rosengren, PhD
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Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Recognize and describe three key elements in working with people in precontemplation

  • Describe the strategic use of three core strategies in MI – listening well, softening sustain talk, and listening for change talk

  • Identify key markers in client language about readiness to change

  • Apply learned skills to identify strategies for integrating Motivational Interviewing techniques into professional practice settings

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is to recognize practitioner behaviors that can influence conversations towards being helpful or unhelpful. Through learning a few key elements from motivational interviewing, they will discover or rediscover how to identify and respond to indications of client readiness, observe how small changes in practice can enhance results, and utilize and refine communication skills to respond more effectively in the context of their work.

Description

This continuing education program examines clinical strategies for supporting individuals in the precontemplation stage of change using evidence-based Motivational Interviewing (MI) principles. Grounded in contemporary MI theory and research, the training focuses on aligning practitioner communication strategies with client readiness to change in order to reduce resistance and enhance engagement. Participants will be introduced to targeted MI concepts and corresponding clinical skills for facilitating productive conversations in early stages of change. Instructional methods include didactic presentation, modeling, guided discussion, and structured practice exercises designed to strengthen clinical competence in motivational interviewing applications.

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

David B. Rosengren, PhD
David B. Rosengren, PhD, is the President and CEO of the Prevention Research Institute (PRI). A clinical psychologist with extensive experience in treatment, research, and training, he previously served as a research scientist at the University of Washington’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, where he helped develop and study assessment and training models for motivational interviewing (MI). Dr. Rosengren was part of the founding team of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), an international organization spanning more than 40 countries and six continents with over 1,600 trainers. He is the author of Building Motivational Interviewing Skills: A Practitioner Workbook and co author of MI from the Inside Out: A Self Practice/Self Reflection Workbook for Practitioners (2025), written with Drs. Lynne Johnston and Charli Hilton. In 2025, he served as a featured presenter at the MINT Forum in Christchurch, the MI Summit in Tallahassee, and the UK/IRE MINT in Glasgow. He also works with BetterUp as a consultant and luminary presenter. His professional background includes work across substance use, major mental health disorders, adolescent services, criminal justice, and broader social and health systems. His current interests focus on motivational interviewing, self determination theory, positive psychology, implementation intentions, and the dissemination of evidence based practices.

Financially Sponsored By

  • Prevention Research Institute