Motivational Interviewing for Supervisors

This is a 2-day in person event

Day one: Tuesday, 21 July 2026, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Day two: Wednesday, 22 July 2026, 9:30 - 4:30 PM

Location: Catholic Leadership Centre, 576 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002 (are you eligible for our travel contribution?)

Cost: $80 + booking fees

Description

The workshop is suitable for those in a supervisory or line management role with previous training in MI. This workshop is not an introduction to MI. It is important that all participants have prior training in MI.

Training package:

• 2-day in person workshop

• a series of 90 minute coaching sessions, once every 2 months, for a year after the workshop

When we move into supervision roles, we often find ourselves having change conversations – only this time with staff rather than clients, and often in a context of line management or other accountability tasks.

This 2-day workshop examines how MI can be helpful in the context of providing professional supervision, while respecting that there are other skills and functions of a supervisory role. The workshop also offers practical strategies to support and coach supervisees to learn MI skills for use in their own practice, even if we feel we are still working on our own MI skills.

The training is highly interactive, with a focus on practical skill development. The two-day workshop will offer an opportunity to:

• Review experiences and progress in integrating MI into one’s own practice

• Review challenges and experiences in coaching others in MI

• Identify the core learning tasks in MI and incorporate a progressive skill development approach to learning MI

• Examine the MI framework from the perspective of the supervisor

• Develop strategies for using MI approaches within the supervision context

• Develop strategies to coach MI self monitoring and skill development in supervisees

• Introduction to MI coding as a tool for supervisors

• Provide feedback in an MI consistent manner.

Other commitments: Participants will be invited to join a series of 90 min coaching to troubleshoot and deepen the content from the MI for Supervisors. They will be held roughly once every 2 months for a year after the workshop. Being a supervisor can feel isolating - no one else does quite the same role in the organisation, even if there are similar positions or other departments. The aim is to help supervisors to build their network and support systems with colleagues in similar roles. The sessions will offer the chance to reflect, address sticking points and build capacity across the AOD sector.

Eligibility Criteria

This training has been funded for workers employed in a Victorian State-funded Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) service. The workshop is suitable for those in a supervisory or line management role with previous training in MI. This workshop is not an introduction to MI. It is important that all participants have prior training in MI.

Who is not eligible?

Students on placement or internships, workers from other community sectors such as Family Violence, Homelessness and Mental Health and AOD workers outside of Victoria.

Refund Policy

Registrations cancelled 48 hours or more before the event are eligible for a full refund. Cancellations made within 48 hours of the event are non-refundable.

Refund requests should be submitted via Humanitix or email elevate@vaada.org.au