This project is funded by the European Social Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund

Welcome to this support page for those of you who have undertaken our training courses supporting people to have positive conversations about physical activity. On this page you can download the training manual, access further reading, see a range of helpful videos and access other support and resources to help support your practice in Motivational Interviewing and Behaviour Change.

Highlights of Session 1 (Physical Activity) (PDF, 175 Kb)
Here are a variety of useful articles and support resources.
What is Motivational Interviewing? (PDF, 36 Kb)
A brief description by Rollnick and Miller
Below you can access a series of helpful training and support videos for MI and Behaviour Change
Spirit & Principles of MI
MI Overview
MI Demonstration
Here is a great practice exercise for you to try. Look for signs of the spirit and a variety of different skills and techniques. Note down when you recognize incidents of when: the spirit of MI is displayed; when he uses the 4 key principles and when you notice the key skills and techniques. How many different things did you note? Less than 10? Try reading the first couple of chapters of the training manual and then re-run the video. 11-15? Play the video again and see what else you notice. More than 15? Well done. Can you think of anything extra you might have said or done? Now take a look at our crib sheet and watch the video with it to confirm.
MI Video Demonstration Crib Sheet. (MS Word, 22 Kb)
Stages of Change
With thanks to Health Diagnostics
Approach & Techniques of Motivational Interviewing
With thanks to Health Diagnostics
Setting Goals and Creating a Change Plan
With thanks to Health Diagnostics
Below you can download some support material to help in your sessions
Reflecting on Practice (PDF, 79 Kb)
A useful template for you to use in your practice
GROW Model Worksheet (MS Word, 1.3 Mb)
A handy aide memoire and downloadable crib sheet and template for GROW
20150424 Mi Selfevaluationchecklist (PDF, 95 Kb)
Checklist to support your practice in MI
Module 1 Slides (PDF, 1.9 Mb)
Module 2 Slides (PDF, 970 Kb)
Module 3 - Slides (PDF, 1.1 Mb)
Module 4 - Slides (PDF, 818 Kb)
Module 5 - Slides (PDF, 683 Kb)