From Ambivalence to Action: Motivational Interviewing in Clinical Practice
2 hours active CPD
Live CPD workshop: 19th March 2025 from 12:30-pm-2:30pm AEST online via Zoom plus extra readings, activities and resources.
This session will also be recorded for those enrolled to access following the Live CPD.
What's included?
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PowerPoint slides
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2 hours Live CPD
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Extra resources
A deeper understanding
In this interactive seminar, clinical psychology registrars will deepen their understanding of motivational interviewing's core principles and spirit, learning how to foster collaboration, evoke change talk, and guide clients toward actionable commitments. Through discussion, demonstrations, and practical exercises, participants will gain hands-on experience in applying MI techniques to support behaviour change across a range of clinical contexts. Behaviour change is difficult, and this session will equip attendees with practical skills to enhance motivation and facilitate lasting transformation.
Reflect and discuss
This is live CPD where you will engage deeply with the content through discussion and role play, and be encouraged to ask questions. You will be learning alongside your peers and sharing your knowledge and experiences to gain a deeper understanding of the topic.
Dr Stan Steindl
Dr Stan Steindl is a Clinical Psychologist in private practice at Psychology Consultants Pty Ltd, and an Adjunct Professor at School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. He is also co-director of the UQ Compassionate Mind Research Group, and convenor of the annual UQ Compassion Symposium.
Stan has over 25 years experience as a therapist, supervisor, trainer and researcher, and works with clients from motivational interviewing and compassion focused therapy perspectives. His PhD examined combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid alcohol dependency, and he continues to work clinically in the areas of trauma and addiction, as well as having a general clinical practice.
Stan’s research interests are in the areas of motivation, behaviour change, compassion and compassion-based interventions, and especially the role of cultivating compassion and self-compassion in the context of trauma, shame, self-criticism and clinical disorders, as well as promoting psychological well-being.
He is the author of four books and several book chapters and research publications. His books include: Compassion in a T-Shirt: The First 35 Scripts (2020), The Gifts of Compassion: How to Understand and Overcome Suffering (2020), The Gifts of Compassion: Personal Practice Workbook (2021), and Compassion in a T-Shirt: Another 35 Scripts! (2023)
Dr Stan Steindl
Clinical Psychologist
