1.
Inves ng in Mo va onal Interviewing Training
In Fall 2013, the Community Ac on Ini a ve made significant investments in Mo va onal
Interviewing, an evidence‐based counselling approach, which included:
 Working with the Jus ce Ins tute of Bri sh
Columbia to adapt the usually in‐person
training to a web delivery format
 Offering 200 seats of the introductory web‐
based course to learners across Bri sh Colum‐
bia
 Offering 80 seats to a 10‐month post‐training
coaching program
 Launching five regional communi es of prac ce
Introductory Course:
 154 trainees, from 121
agencies, completed the full introduc‐
tory training (comple on rate: 77%)
 Trainees work with diverse client
groups (e.g. adolescent youth on pa‐
role, transi on house popula ons, on
reserve First Na ons)
 90% of survey respondents
agreed that MI training has shi ed
their prac ce
 97% of survey respondents
agreed that the course was helpful in
mee ng training/educa onal needs
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interior
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What is
Mo va onal Interviewing?
Mo va onal Interviewing (MI) is
a person‐centered communica‐
ons style, proven to be a help‐
ful skill for social service provid‐
ers, for addressing ambivalence
and strengthening a client’s own
mo va on and commitment to
change.
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coastal
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December 2014 Update

2. Post‐Training Coaching:
Trainees who successfully completed the introductory course had the opportunity to
par cipate in a 10‐month telephone coaching program with a Mo va onal Interview‐
ing (MI) trainer, following the Building Mo va onal Interviewing Skills: A Prac oner
Workbook (Rosengren, 2009). This allowed more in‐depth skill development. The first
of the four cohorts wrapped up in November, the remaining will complete by March
2015.
Regional Communi es of Prac ce:
In May 2014, five community‐based, non‐profit agencies were selected to host regional,
peer‐led communi es of prac ce (CoPs) on MI for one year in dura on. Anyone who
has taken MI training could then keep up his or her skills through a CoP. The communi‐
es include helping professionals across mul ple sectors, such as community‐based,
non‐profit agencies, First Na ons Health Authority mandated agencies, regional health
authori es and government ministries, and serve to facilitate a circle of peer support
and ongoing prac ce opportuni es to further par cipants’ MI skills.
These networks have a broader poten al of enabling dialogue between otherwise‐
siloed agencies and sectors to collaborate and exchange knowledge to be er client
care.
1183 Melville Street
Vancouver BC V6E 2X5
1‐877‐456‐9085 | 604‐638‐1172
info@communityac onini a ve.ca
h p://www.communityac onini a ve.ca
Region Host Agency
Fraser DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society
Interior Phoenix Centre‐ Kamloops Alcohol and Drug Services
Northern Nechako Valley Community Services Society
Vancouver Coastal St. Leonard’s of North Vancouver
Vancouver Island Columbian Centre Society