Motivational Interviewing: Getting unstuck with your members of Congress
Are you struggling to move your member of Congress into action? Do you often find yourself butting heads with them or feeling frustrated by their inaction or resistance? Then this is the series for you!
In six monthly sessions, you’ll gain skills using the Motivational Interviewing process to have an effective dialogue with members of Congress you struggle to move into action and have meaningful value-based conversations with others. This training will help you transcend the adversarial mindset and use values-based advocacy to make the case for change. We’ll discuss using these techniques in lobby meetings, phone calls, letters/e-mails, and your interpersonal relationships. Click below for current & past session resources like PowerPoint Slides and Recordings.
If you have questions about MI, contact Sarah Leone at [email protected]. You can also register here for our current live sessions which began on September 11th, 2024.
2024 Series
Session 1: Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
Session 2: Using the OARS technique (Open-ended Questions, Affirming, Reflective Listening, Summarizing)
Session 3: Using DARN-CAT technique (Desire, Ability, Reason, Need, Commitment, Activation [Willingness], Taking Steps)
2021 Series
Session 1: Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
Session 2: Using the OARS technique (Open-ended Questions, Affirming, Reflective Listening, Summarizing)
Session 3: Using DARN-CAT technique (Desire, Ability, Reason, Need, Commitment, Activation [Willingness], Taking Steps)
Session 4: Using Resistance techniques Part 1
Session 5: Using Resistance techniques Part 2
Session 6: Applications of Techniques
Session 7: Using Motivational Interviewing techniques to talk about Oppression
View here for additional Motivational Interviewing resources (sorted by most recent):
2024
- August 2024 Making the Case for RESULTS Policy Requests (PDF)
- April 2024 Making the Case for RESULTS Appropriations Policy Requests (PDF)
- MI 101: March Review Session (view here)
2023
- MI 101: August Recess Edition (view here)
- February U.S. Poverty Policy Forum: How to talk tax policy with challenging offices (view here)
- February Global Poverty Policy Forum: Appropriations Requests (view here)
- 2023 Making the Case for Appropriation Asks (PDF)
- 2023 Making the Case for the Child Tax Credit and Renters Tax Credit (PDF)
2021
- Motivational Interviewing Skills for Policy Advocacy (view here)