An Intro To Motivational Interviewing W/ Couples

Recent years have seen renewed interest in how MI can be used with couples to support individuals behavior change. One of the biggest challenges in conducting MI with couples is responding in situations where partners feel differently about whether or how change should happne. Relationship partners have substantial potential to influence one another's behaviors. The workshop will introduce a novel process unique to MI with couples - Facilitatig Dyadic Functioning - as well as strategies for supporting productive conversation between partners (and reducing conflict) that have been developed specficially to address this challenge.