Megan Ward from JPO and Michael Clark Director of the Center for Strength-Based Strategies presented at LADCP's annual conference at a session titled, "Motivational Interviewing". The presentation description: Our field makes a common mistake: When offenders come before us, we immediately focus on telling them how to change and give them prescriptive advice while we miss the critical focus that they are back trying to build the commitment and decision to change. This workshop will outline Motivational Interviewing which is an approach designed to help clients build commitment and reach a decision to change. Motivation is a changeable state (not a fixed trait), and a state that can be influenced.
Workshop provided research-based look at the questions, "Why do people change?" and "How do people
change?"
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