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Training of MI Trainers
For agencies that want their staff to become MI trainers so that they may conduct future trainings and “booster sessions” on-site, this workshop:
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Trains staff in the fundamentals of MI,
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Identifies participants who show the potential to become in-house MI trainers,
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Trains identified trainers in training content and methods,
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Coaches trained trainers as they practice implementing the basic MI course.
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Workshop Structure
Training Phase I: Fundamentals of MI (3 Days)
If your staff have not previously received an MI Fundamentals training, we will deliver the full 3-day workshop in which participants:
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Begin with the Basics
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Learn the difference between MI and advocacy methods of leading people to change,
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Observe video and live demonstrations of MI skills,
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Practice demonstration of core MI skills in minimum of four practice interviews—much more than other MI workshops provide.
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Receive Immediate Normative Feedback
J-SAT uses a copyrighted software application to give participants immediate objective feedback on their MI performance. Graphed profiles show individual participant performance as compared with the class average, targeting specific areas of improvement. Workshop facilitators explain individual performance results to the participants and coach participants between sessions for improvement on later practice sessions.
If your staff have already received the MI Fundamentals course, we will deliver a 1-2 day abbreviated "booster session" that prepares staff for the following training phases.
Interim Period between Phases I and II
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Tape Critiques and Written Feedback
After training has been completed, participants will submit taped interviews to certified J-SAT staff to critique. Each interviewer will receive a comprehensive report, giving graphed and written field-performance feedback and coaching.
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Follow-Up Phone Coaching
After participants receive their feedback report, trainers follow-up with ½ hour telephone consultations allowing participants to receive help with implementing MI skills effectively in their area of work. Recent studies on MI training have shown that this workshop / written critique / telephone-coaching model to be the most effective means of ensuring skill retention.
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Selection of MI Trainers
From among course participants, J-SAT trainers recommend those who should be trained as MI trainers and lead trainers based on:
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Demonstration of knowledge and skill retention during Phase I (measured through pre- and post-tests and mid-training exercises)
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Normative performance ratings from tape critique reports.
Trainers will also note and report to the agency contact:
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Champions of the training and its expected outputs / outcomes,
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Opinion leaders having influence in the direction of expected outputs/outcomes,
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Managers directly involved by the training, and who may play a role in implementing it.
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Post-Training Agency Feedback Report
After the initial training is completed, specified contact persons in your agency will receive a post-training report including:
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Graphs highlighting training group strength and growth areas in pre- and post-test knowledge gains and pre- and post-training skill implementation levels,
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Written suggestions about on-going participant coaching, and
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Lists of organizational development issues raised during training that will be key to ongoing implementation of MI skills.
Training Phase II: Content and Methods for Training MI (4 ½ Days)
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During the first 4 days, two J-SAT trainers alternate between presenting modules of training content and methods to participant-trainers and then helping them to practice what they have learned.
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On the final half-day of the training, all participant ratings are evaluated and 6-8 lead trainers are selected from among the group. Participants debrief their Phase II experience and learn what to expect for the next phase.
Training Phase III: Coaching New Trainers as They Train (3 Days)
Soon after the completion of Phase II, one J-SAT trainer returns to coach the new trainers as they conduct segments of the in-house MI Fundamentals training program. Usually, this requires three full days.
To train your staff in tape critiquing MI interviews to ensure that practitioners are using MI skills in their daily tasks, please also consider our MI Interviewer Critiquer Training.
Setting Up a Training
Once you Contact Us to discuss the specifics of the training and set dates, our training coordinator will walk you through the entire process, making sure that you have all the information you need to provide for a smooth, effective training experience. The following information may be helpful as you decide how to proceed:
Training Location:
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J-SAT trainers will come to your agency. Should you not have sufficient space available in-house, we will
work with you to rent a room close to your location.
Participant / Trainer Ratio:
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Due to the number of skills rehearsals with individual feedback, J-SAT recommends one facilitator for every 20 participants for Phase I. Phase II will require at least two trainers, regardless of the number of participants. Phase III will only require one, regardless of participant number.
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