Motivational Interviewing in Supervision: Enhancing Staff Engagement and Development

Training Description: Supervision is most effective when it supports growth, autonomy, and professional development. Motivational Interviewing (MI) offers supervisors a practical, evidence-based approach for fostering engagement, strengthening motivation, and navigating ambivalence in staff development. This training introduces core MI principles and demonstrates how they can be applied within individual and group supervision settings. Participants will learn strategies for eliciting supervisee strengths, supporting reflective practice, and facilitating meaningful professional growth. Through discussion, examples, and skill-building activities, attendees will explore how MI can enhance supervision conversations related to performance, professional goals, and implementation of evidence-based practices.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Describe the core principles and spirit of Motivational Interviewing as applied to supervision.
• Demonstrate MI communication skills, including open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries (OARS).
• Apply strategies for exploring and resolving ambivalence during supervisory conversations.

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