Speaker Companion: 5-Minute Motivational Interviewing

Duration: 30 min | Audience: Psychiatric NPs, behavioral health staff

Slide 01

Title Slide

2 min

Speaker Notes

  • Welcome, introduce MI briefly
  • Emphasize: brief interventions CAN work
  • Preview: practical skills, not theory
Q: How is this different from regular counseling? Easy
MI is a specific communication style focused on evoking patient motivation. Brief MI uses the same principles in condensed form.
Slide 04

Four Processes

8 min

Speaker Notes

  • Walk through timeline slowly
  • Emphasize Evoking is where MI happens
  • Ask: "Where do you usually spend your time?"
💡 Key teaching: Most providers jump to Planning without adequate Evoking
Q: "I only have 15 minutes, not 30" Hard
Even 5 minutes of quality MI > 15 minutes of lecturing. Compress: 1 min engaging, 1 min focusing, 2 min evoking, 1 min planning.
Slide 06

DARN-CAT

7 min

Speaker Notes

  • Role-play: give example, have audience identify type
  • Highlight CAT signals readiness for planning
  • Common error: pushing to planning before hearing CAT
Q: "What if I never hear CAT?" Hard
Keep evoking! If stuck, try values clarification: "What matters most to you?" Sometimes readiness is lower than expected.