VMTS LTD
Motivational Interviewing
“A particular way of talking with people about change and growth to strengthen their own motivation and commitment”
(Miller and Rollnick, 2023)
“MI is a way of doing what you do” – a style of delivering services rather than an add on"
(Miller and Rollnick, 2023)
I provide bespoke training workshops and coaching in Motivational interviewing.
This is a well recognised evidence-based approach when working with clients towards behaviour and attitude change.
This approach is particularly useful and effective for working with clients who seem to be unmotivated and difficult to engage. Workshop contents and methods are based on the needs of the participants. The timescales can range from ½ day introduction to three and four day courses.
For upcoming workshops, see below.
Experience
Clients
I am a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and lecture at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU), predominantly in MI and Behaviour Change.
I also provide bespoke MI training and coaching to a variety of professionals including: Case Managers, OTs, GPs, Physiotherapists, Public Health Nurse, Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists, Solicitors, Counsellors and Drug and Alcohol Workers.
As a brain injury specialist, OT and Counsellor I incorporate MI into my own practice extensively.
I provide training to a variety of organisations. This is tailored according to their needs and the client group they work with. For example, when I am working with neurological specialists, I incorporate the evidence base and specific application to practice with this particular client group and the participants’ role with them.
The duration of training varies from ½ day to a 6 day course, followed by one-to-one coaching. I would recommend a minimum of two days to enable participants to be able to get to grips with the concept and begin to use some of the strategies.
Organisations I have provided with training and development in MI and current clients include
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CMHT
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Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
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Active Together Cancer Rehabilitation
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Brunswick Centre - HIV Support
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Harrison Associates
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Ben Holden Case Management and Rehabilitation
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Sheffield Health and Social Care Trust
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South Yorkshire Integrated Care Partnership, NHS
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
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Sheffield Hallam University
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ABI Solutions
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COOCI Associates LLP
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MacMillan Living with and Beyond Cancer
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Physioworks, Sheffield
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National Rehabilitation Hospital Dublin
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Enable Therapy Services
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Community Neuro-Rehab Service, Buckinghamshire
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RNRU Specialist ABI Outreach Team, London
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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N-Able Services LTD
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Nottingham and Yorkshire Parkinson’s Disease Nurses
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Irwin Mitchell PI Solicitors
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Anthony Gold Solicitors
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Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT)
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Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH)
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Nottingham Brain Injury Special Interest group (NOTSIG)
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Hampshire County Council
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Community Health Care Partnersip, Hull
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Unite Professionals, Southport
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Bush and Co, Rehabilitation, Northants
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North West OT Specialist Section in Neurological Practice
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North East OT Specialist Section in Neurological Practice
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Reach Personal Injury Services
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Sheffield Alcohol Advice Services
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Hereford and Worcestershire NHS Cardiac and Stroke Network
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Doncaster PCT
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Sheffield Counsellor Development Forum
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Sheffield Psychotherapy and Counselling Education (SPACE)
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De Montford University, Leicester
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University of Lincoln
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JSP LTD
Please contact me if you would like any further information.
Upcoming training events
Sheffield Hallam University
(open courses)
7th and 8th November 2024
12th and 13th May 2025
In Person: Motivational Interviewing Part 2 - Advancing Your Practice
7th and 8th July 2025
For more information/to book a place on these courses contact Verna Morris.
ABI Solutions (open courses)
Online: Interactive Small Group Training - Introduction to Motivational Interviewing in Brain Injury Rehabilitation
2 x 4 hour weekly sessions
Upcoming courses start dates:
20th March 2025
For more information:
Online: Interactive Small Group Training - Motivational Interviewing in Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Advancing Your Practice Part 1
2 x 4 hour weekly session.
Upcoming courses start dates:
27th February 2025
5th June 2025
Online: Interactive Small Group Training - Motivational Interviewing in Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Advancing Your Practice Part 2
2 x 4 hour weekly session.
Upcoming courses start dates:
19th June 2025
For more information:
Other Courses
Sheffield Community Mental Health teams/Sheffield Health and Social Care Trust
4 Day training programmes for 4 separate cohorts - Training Delivery between September 2024 and March 2025
Harrison Associates Conference
October 2024
Ben Holden Case Management and Rehabilitation/Senior Management Team
31st October 2024
Active Together Cancer Rehabilitation
Cohort starts 18th November 2024
Cohort starts 25th April 2025
Motor Skills, Sensory & Community Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy Teams/SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
starts 21st January 2025