Online Workshop: Motivational Interviewing - 17/11/2026

Date: 17/11/2026

Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm AEDT

Do you work with clients who sometimes get 'stuck'? In this workshop, you’ll learn micro-skills to meet clients at their stage of change and harness their intrinsic motivation to change their thinking and behaviour.  

What you’ll learn 

At the end of this workshop, you'll be able to: 

• reflect on your current understanding of how and why people change  

• understand how motivational interviewing can help facilitate behaviour change  

• understand how motivational interviewing techniques can be helpful in client work  

• identify strategies for helping clients who are paralysed by mixed feelings about change to get ‘unstuck’  

• encourage clients to examine the benefits of change and identify what isn’t working about their current situation or thinking patterns. 

Who is this workshop for? 

Clinicians, social workers, community organisation workers, health professionals, youth workers, and child and family workers, and counsellors with any level of experience. 

About the presenter 

Jeff Roberts is a clinical psychologist with more than 15 years’ experience in counselling and mental health settings across Australia and internationally. Jeff specialises in men's health and is also experienced working with LGBTIQA+ communities on a range of different issues including depression, anxiety, sexual health and interpersonal issues. He is highly experienced in performing IQ, personality and memory testing. Jeff is also experienced in coaching, training and leadership development within the corporate sector. 

Registration information 

• When you register, you'll be taken to our payment gateway to complete your registration. A new account will be automatically created for you in our Learning Management System (Moodle). 

• Registrations for scheduled workshops close 48 hours before the event. 

• Workshops must be paid for at least 2 business days before the training date, or your registration will be cancelled.  

• If paying by invoice, proof of payment needs to be provided at least 24 hours ahead of the event. 

Training Workshops Cancellation Statement [PDF, 1MB]  

Other information 

Please note that you'll need access to the following to participate in this workshop: 

• desktop or laptop computer 

• reliable internet connection 

• headphones recommended 

• microphone/speakers 

• webcam (built-in or external to your computer) 

Contact us 

Centre for Learning and Innovation 
Phone: (03) 8573 2222 
Email: ravtraining@rav.org.au