Friday, January 23, 2026

Moti­va­tion­al Inter­view­ing Workshop

Moti­va­tion­al Inter­view­ing is a col­lab­o­ra­tive, per­son-cen­tered approach to help peo­ple explore and resolve ambiva­lence about change and growth. 

This train­ing, facil­i­tat­ed by a mem­ber of the Moti­va­tion­al Inter­view­ing Net­work of Train­ers (MINT), is high­ly inter­ac­tive and expe­ri­en­tial, with prac­tice oppor­tu­ni­ties inte­grat­ed through­out the training.

This train­ing is approved for 6.5 CEU’s for LPC / LCPC / LSW / LCSW / MFT / LMFT CEUs pend­ing from ICB. 

Cam­eras must be on for the dura­tion of the train­ing to receive CEU credit. 

Location

This training will be held virtually
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Event Sched­ule

This train­ing will be held vir­tu­al­ly via live video web­cast on Jan­u­ary 23, 2026.

Train­ing will be held from 9:00AM — 5:00PM.

Cam­eras must be on for the dura­tion of the train­ing to receive CEUs.

Reg­is­ter

To reg­is­ter email Bren­da at brendap@​kennethyoung.​org

The cost of atten­dance is $150. KYC staff may attend this train­ing at no cost.

Pre­sen­ter

• Sarah Cameron ,  Ignit­ing Change Co
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Sarah Cameron 

 Ignit­ing Change Co

Sarah Cameron is a hearty and welcoming Midwesterner who's all about helping people transform their lives, one empowering partnered conversation at a time. As a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) and Tobacco Treatment Specialist, she's got a knack for guiding others toward their best selves. Sarah is a member of the prestigious Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). Think of her as a conversation ninja who helps people discover their own path to health behavior change – no directing or persuading required!

In 2024, Sarah launched Igniting Change Co, an LLC dedicated to training motivational interviewing. Now she's spreading her magic far and wide, training MI for social workers, MI for behavioral health teams, and MI for tobacco treatment specialists. She is a change catalyst in human form, helping professionals unlock their potential to make a real difference in people's lives.

By day, she has the privilege of working under 2 research psychologists in a busy downtown Minneapolis hospital, working alongside patients to help them make health behavior changes, and guiding other medical staff in honing in on their empathetic and empowering communication.

When Sarah's not training or helping people to change and grow, you'll find her thrift shopping, relaxing on a pontoon on one of Minnesota's many lakes, or listening to podcasts ranging from murder mysteries to gut biome to motivational interviewing musings.

Train­ing Outline

01._ Intro­duc­tion & Foun­da­tion
• What is Moti­va­tion­al Inter­view­ing? Overview of MI as a col­lab­o­ra­tive, per­son-cen­tered approach to help­ing peo­ple explore and resolve ambiva­lence about change and growth.
• Under­stand­ing ambiva­lence: Why peo­ple feel stuck between want­i­ng to change and want­i­ng to stay the same, and why that’s total­ly normal.

02._The Heart of MI
• The MI Spir­it: What it means to prac­tice with part­ner­ship, accep­tance, com­pas­sion, and empow­er­ment — and why this mat­ters more than just learn­ing tech­niques.
• Empa­thy vs. Sym­pa­thy: Under­stand­ing the dif­fer­ence and why empa­thy is your super­pow­er in MI.

03_​The MI Frame­work & Essen­tial Skills
• The 4 Tasks of MI: Break­ing down engag­ing, focus­ing, evok­ing, and plan­ning as the roadmap for MI con­ver­sa­tions.
• OARS Skills: Get­ting com­fort­able with Open ques­tions, Affir­ma­tions, Reflec­tions, and Sum­maries as your go-to tools.

04_​Listening for Change Talk
• Change Talk and Sus­tain Talk: How to rec­og­nize when some­one is talk­ing them­selves toward or away from change, and what to do with what you hear.

05_​Other Advanced Skills & Tools
• Ask-Offer-Ask: A respect­ful way to share infor­ma­tion and advice with­out killing the col­lab­o­ra­tion
• Impor­tance and Con­fi­dence Scales: Using these sim­ple tools to explore moti­va­tion and iden­ti­fy next steps

Note: This 6.5‑hour train­ing, facil­i­tat­ed by a mem­ber of MINT, is high­ly inter­ac­tive and expe­ri­en­tial, with prac­tice oppor­tu­ni­ties inte­grat­ed through­out the train­ing. The course is designed to accom­mo­date diverse learn­ing styles through a mul­ti­modal approach, includ­ing video con­tent, writ­ten exer­cis­es, tra­di­tion­al instruc­tion, and audio
com­po­nents.