Agents of Hope

Change Talk: The case for Motivational Interviewing in Applied Educational Psychology with Dr. Cathy Atkinson

Tim Cox Season 2 Episode 1

Series 2 Episode 1  - Sponsored by Bethan Elisa Proofreading (@bethanelisa) and Handmade Home by Ruby (https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HandmadeHomeByRuby)

Welcome to series 2 of The Agents of Hope Podcast.

In this episode, I talk to Dr. Cathy Atkinson,  curriculum director at Manchester University training provider and  Educational Psychologist, about her passion for Motivational Interviewing.

Cathy and I discuss her journey in psychology with Motivational Interviewing and how it has become a transcendent presence in her day to day practice.  Cathy helps me to understand the history of the approach and the skills, spirit and hierarchal structure that helps practitioners to understand and apply it.  We work through a motivational interviewing conversation in a real play which helped me to understand the skills required to facilitate the approach. We consider how the approach can be applied by Educational Psychologists and educational contexts. 

Resources

BMJ Training module

Motivational interviewing in brief consultations online course | BMJ Learning

YouTube presentations for Southend EPS ReachOut series

Motivational Interviewing - Conversations for Change with Cathy Atkinson - YouTube

Using Motivational Interviewing within Consultation with Cathy Atkinson - YouTube

It's also worth searching 'Miller motivational interviewing' as there are lots of examples of Bill Miller talking about the approach.

Motivational interviewing pack for working with children and young people

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/w2xwm97yk1tougz/AAAksh6UL2DLjS-iGNGxa0rJa?dl=0c

Websites

Welcome to the Motivational Interviewing Website! | Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)

Home | mmin

Twitter feeds

@GM_MI_Network (Manchester Motivational Interviewing Network)

@stephenrollnick (one of the co-founders of MI)

@ChangeTalking (MI podcast)

@TracingMi (to find out more about our MI and contact tracing project)



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