January through April 2027
This four-month series will teach you how to guide your clients and patients towards change in a positive and supportive way by learning the fundamentals of motivational interviewing skills from the ground up.
Learn evidence-based skills and techniques on how to strengthen a person’s own motivation for and commitment to change and increase your effectiveness in your role as a change agent. This training requires no prior knowledge of motivational interviewing and moves from basic to advanced skills over the course of four months.
What you'll get:
- Online Training with
- Connect with other professionals
- 24 CEU contact hours for THW & MHACBO
- NASW credits offered upon request.
Session Topics Include:
- The Spirit of Motivational Interviewing
- The Basic Counseling Skills OARS
- Complex Reflections and Summaries
- Recognizing Change Talk and Sustain Talk
- Eliciting Change Talk
- Reducing Sustain Talk
- Developing a Change Plan
- Consolidation of Change and Wrap-Up
Price: $800 or $80 with scholarship
Training Dates/Time:
Every other Friday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm PST
- Jan. 8, 22
- Feb. 5, 19
- Mar. 5, 19
- Apr. 2, 16
*A camera and microphone are required to attend this training.
Contact Kinda Cable at kcable@neonoregon.org for:
- Invoicing and check payments
- Bulk registrant invoicing
- Assistance with the registration form
- Learning platform login issues
Flexible Fair Refund Policy
Registrations canceled 14 or more days before the training start date are eligible for a full refund. Cancellations made within 14 days of the start date (up to the day before class) are eligible for either a 50% refund or a full credit toward a future training of equal value. Credits must be used within six (6) months.
No refunds, credits, or substitutions are permitted once the class has started.
Participant substitutions may be requested up to one day prior to the start of class, subject to approval.
Refunds for Stripe payments are subject to applicable processing fees. If NEON cancels a training course, participants may choose a full refund or full credit, with no processing fees deducted.
By completing your registration, you acknowledge and agree to this policy.
If you would like to request a waiver to this policy, please contact us at kcable@neonoregon.org. Waivers are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and are not guaranteed.
We’re committed to making your training experience smooth, supportive, and stress‑free.
