Using MI in Supervision: Evoking Growth Instead of Directing It

What if supervision felt less like directing and more like drawing out your supervisee's best thinking? Open questions, affirmations, reflections, and evoking change talk applied to supervision so confident, self-reflective clinicians grow on your watch.

What you'll take away

• · Decision frameworks you can use the next morning, not theoretical models
• · Real Arkansas-licensure scenarios, gray-zone cases that don't fit a flowchart
• · Skill rehearsal in pairs with structured feedback (no role-play torture)
• · Annotated handouts, references, and follow-up resources
• · A space to think out loud with peers who are doing the work

Who it's for

• · Licensed counselors (LPC, LMFT, LMSW, LCSW)
• · Counseling supervisors and supervisees
• · Substance use counselors (LADAC, ADC, AADC)
• · Peer support specialists and recovery workers
• · DOT Substance Abuse Professionals
• · Faith-based counselors, school counselors, addiction interventionists
• · Agencies, universities, and churches commissioning custom training