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Covid-19 Fear and Communciation. This #Miminute is a little longer but well worth the listen as Casey discuss's Fear, Communication and the impact of Covid-19 ...
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Check out this #Miminute on empathy as we dive deeper into the topic, in only 60 seconds! ...
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Engagement. Check out this #Miminute on Engagement, one of the 4 process's in Motivational Interviewing! ...
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How our Righting Reflex effects Communication Let’s start with an example of the Righting Reflex- IFIOC does not condone the statements used in this example. Man: “I know you very well miss, and I know your place is in the kitchen cooking rather than out here in the business world with men who know what they are doing. Why don’t you just do what you do best and bake some cookies for our meeting today.” Whoa. What are you feeling right now? What do you want to say, how do you want to react, how do you FEEL right now? I can imagine there are a lot of thoughts and feelings swirling through your brain including telling this person off. Reminding them that woman ARE capable of being in business and often are much more successful than men. Maybe it’s that you want to slap him, maybe you want to ...
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Shifting Empathy to Change. Check out this #Miminute from Casey on how to shift the conversation from empathy to change. Often times we get stuck in reducing resistance and using empathy to create engagement that we don't move the conversation forward-so this MI Minute is for you! ...
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Movie Screen. Check out this #Miminute from Casey on how we can engage our clients executive functioning with this great question! ...
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Engage, Focus, Plan. Check out this #Minute from Casey on 3 of the 4  Motivational Interviewing processes ...
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Equipoise and Communication Have you ever been in a conversation where someone is trying to convince you of something? How does that make you feel and do you tend to feel stronger about the stance you currently are taking? Often times when a conversation is one sided and someone is trying to convince you one way, it’s human nature on our part to want to defend or take the other side to create balance, which is why in Motivational Interviewing taught through IFIOC, we discuss Equipoise. Equipoise is the balance of forces or interests. It’s important for us to teach equipoise because the more we can help those learning Motivational Interviewing or strong communication skills, learn to be neutral the better chance they have to keep resistance or discord at bay while creating opportunities in conversations to be open, collaborative and efficient. Equipoise is not an easy skill to learn, ...
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Communication that Empowers Have you ever had a conversation with someone where they made you feel good about yourself throughout the whole conversation? I’m talking genuinely made you feel good, important, valued and capable. Not the shallow, “cute outfit, I like your hair, great work today, you did good” type of stuff, but where they point out who you are and why you are exceptional. What if in communication we all aimed to point out other's strengths? What if it was common practice in conversations to build up one another, rather than tear each other down? With the use of Motivational Interviewing, all of us at IFIOC believe we can communicate more efficiently and meaningfully. Motivational Interviewing is an evidence based tool with a central focus for being efficient and effective during communication. This communication method trains individuals to be less ego centered in their communication and more focused on ...
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Check out this short #MIminute with Casey Jackson on Empathy! ...
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Did you know we have a natural reflex in Communication? Check out this #MIminute from Casey Jackson on the Righting Reflex!! ...
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Check out this #MIminute from Casey on Pro-social Values!!! ...
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Motivational Interviewing and Trauma: December 1st-3rd Great class for those in healthcare, school districts or social workers. Explore how Trauma effects decision making and how Motivational Interviewing can help. Introduction to Motivational Interviewing: December 7th-10th Beginner class for learning Motivational Interviewing and enhancing your communication skills, great for gaining knowledge. Refresher Motivational Interviewing: December 7th-10th Great for those that have some experience in Motivational Interviewing, but want a refresh of the concepts before taking the Advanced course Advanced Motivational Interviewing: December 14th-17th Our Advanced course in Motivational Interviewing-where knowledge turns to skill with practice opportunities ...
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Introduction to Motivational Interviewing: November 9th-12th Beginner class for learning Motivational Interviewing and enhancing your communication skills, great for gaining knowledge. Advanced Motivational Interviewing: November 16-19th Our Advanced course in Motivational Interviewing-where knowledge turns to skill with practice opportunities. MICA (Motivational Interviewing Competency Assessment) Coding for fidelity course: November 16th-17th, December 4th & 11th Dive deep into how Motivational Interviewing is coded to Fidelity ...
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Refresher for Motivational Interviewing: October 5th-8th Great for those that have some experience in Motivational Interviewing, but want a refresh of the concepts before taking the Advanced course Trauma and Motivational Interviewing: October 13th-15th Great class for those in healthcare, school districts or social workers. Explore how Trauma effects decision making and how Motivational Interviewing can help. Introduction to Motivational Interviewing: October 12th-15th Beginner class for learning Motivational Interviewing and enhancing your communication skills, great for gaining knowledge. Advanced Motivational Interviewing: October 13th-15th Our Advanced course in Motivational Interviewing-where knowledge turns to skill with practice opportunities ...
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Introduction to Motivational Interviewing: September 21st-24th Beginner class for learning Motivational Interviewing and enhancing your communication skills, great for gaining knowledge. Advanced Motivational Interviewing: September 28th - October 1st Our Advanced course in Motivational Interviewing-where knowledge turns to skill with practice opportunities ...
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Refresher to Motivational Interviewing: August 10-13th Great for those that have some experience in Motivational Interviewing, but want a refresh of the concepts before taking the Advanced course Introduction to Motivational Interviewing: August 18-21st Beginner class for learning Motivational Interviewing and enhancing your communication skills, great for gaining knowledge. Trauma and Motivational Interviewing: August 18-21st Great class for those in healthcare, school districts or social workers. Explore how Trauma effects decision making and how Motivational Interviewing can help. Motivational Interviewing Skill Building course: August 11th, 13th, 18th, 20th Online micro-skills practice to aid in your Motivational Interviewing proficiency. Like anyone that excels, it takes practice-so this is dedicated guided practice. Advanced Motivational Interviewing: August 25th-28th Our Advanced course in Motivational Interviewing-where knowledge turns to skill with practice opportunities. MICA coding and Coaching: August 12-14, 21st & 28th ...
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Our online training times vary, but often our classes are about 2-3 hours a day for 3 or 4 days. Introduction to Motivational Interviewing: July 21st-July 24th Beginner class for learning Motivational Interviewing and enhancing your communication skills, great for gaining knowledge. Advanced Motivational Interviewing: July 28th-July 31st Our Advanced course in Motivational Interviewing-where knowledge turns to skill with practice opportunities ...
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Motivational Interviewing and Trauma: June 9th, 10th and 11th Motivational Interviewing Refresher course: June 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th Introduction to Motivational Interviewing: June 15th, 16, 17th, 18th Advanced Motivational Interviewing: June 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th ...
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