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For decades, clinicians have been warned to avoid giving advice in therapy for fear of triggering resistance, damaging rapport, or undermining client autonomy. Yet many clients explicitly seek guidance — and when handled skillfully, feedback can become a catalyst for engagement, collaboration, and real behavioral change. It can also be seamlessly merged with motivational interviewing.
In this advanced training, Motivational Interviewing (MI) co-founder Stephen Rollnick, PhD, supported by Orla Adams, explore how the MI approach has evolved to embrace advice and feedback as essential components of the therapeutic process — when they are offered with respect, autonomy support, and collaborative spirit. Through a combination of lecture, discussion, demonstration, and applied practice, participants will learn how to integrate MI-consistent guidance into sessions focused on anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, and other clinical concerns.
Participants will deepen their understanding of the nuanced language, timing, and structure that transform advice from a source of resistance into an opportunity for change. They will also gain ready-to-use scripts and strategies that increase engagement, reduce dropout, and foster sustained motivation — equipping them to meet client needs more effectively in diverse real-world contexts.
Continuing education credit information is coming soon for this live webcast.
Stephen Rollnick, PhD, is on the faculty in the Department of Primary Care & Public Health at Cardiff University, Wales. He has also worked for many years as a clinical psychologist in the British National Health Service. With a background in the addiction field, his interest turned to consultations about behavior change in wider mental health & healthcare practice, where practitioners try to encourage clients to change their lifestyle and use of medication. Dr. Rollnick’s research and teaching activity is now focused on the behavior of practitioners and other topics. He has trained practitioners in many countries and continents, and has published a wide range of research papers, articles and books.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Stephen Rollnick is the co-founder of Steering Group, the Centre for Motivation & Change, and International Conference on Motivational Interviewing. He has an employment relationship with the Department of Public Health and is consultant to Ms. Kate Billingham and staff. Stephen Rollnick receives royalties as a published author. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Stephen Rollnick has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Biography:
Orla Adams is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). Orla is an experienced trainer in motivational interviewing, providing advanced independent consultancy, one-to-one, and group training. Orla is a qualified dietitian with more than 20 years of experience in the NHS and a special interest in weight management who regularly delivers training and skills coaching to companies and teams across the UK and beyond.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Orla Adams has an employment with Riverside Health Centre. She previously received an honorarium from Novo Nordisk. Orla Adams receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Orla Adams has no relevant non-financial relationships.
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