Motivational Interviewing in College Police: The Game Plan

Motivational Interviewing is a person-centered approach to eliciting and strengthening motivation for change. Learn about its background, skills, techniques, and application by college police officers. Discover the fundamental principles and the history of MI in counseling and campus settings, enhancing learning and behavior change through internal motivation.

• Motivational Interviewing
• College Police
• Behavior Change
• Campus
• Skills

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1. Motivational Interviewing for College Police Officer Dave Closson Eastern Illinois University

2. The Game Plan Background of Motivational Interviewing (MI) Learning & Behavior Change MI for Campus Police Skills and Techniques Summary & Reflection

3. Objectives Fundamental principles of motivational interviewing The skills and techniques of motivational interviewing The application of motivational interviewing by college police

4. What is Motivational Interviewing A person centered form of guiding to elicit and strengthen motivation for change. (Miller and Rollnick, 2002) It is a way of talking to people that builds their internal motivation to change. It uses questions and statements to think and talk in a positive, forward direction.

5. A Quick History Counseling Directive, client-centered counseling style. Helping clients explore and resolve ambivalence. Compared to nondirective counseling, it is more focused and goal directed. The resolving of ambivalence is the central goal, and the counselor is pushing towards it. Outperformed traditional advice giving by 80%

6. A Quick History On campus & Sanctioning Student Affairs Staff Housing etc. Sanctioning Example BASICS One on one sessions

7. Learning & Behavior Change Combining law enforcement and education Court System Student Standards / Judicial Affairs Police in the field

8. Learning & Behavior Change Motivation is all internal A person convinced against their will . Change your perspective; Change your behavior

9. Learning & Behavior Change Story Time Presentations DUI/Alcohol Double Lung Transplant

10. MI for Campus Police What are Police? Skilled communicators Problem Solvers Lie detectors

11. MI for Campus Police The goal for police interactions 15 minutes or less, 64 percent Be opportunistic!! Sometimes providing good information badly

12. Taking it to the Next Level MI Style Express empathy Roll with resistance Develop discrepancy Support self efficacy

13. Taking it to the Next Level MI-OARS Open ended questions Affirmations Reflections Summaries

14. Taking it to the Next Level MI Motivation Forward focus Raise interest Things to scale Giving advice without telling what to do Linking talk to action

15. Summary Police already have the skills Small changes Reflection time

16. Questions???? Contact information: Officer Dave Closson djclosson@eiu.edu

17. References Walters, S., & Baer, J. (2006). Talking with college students about alcohol. New York: The Guilford Press. Walters, S., Clark, M., Gingerich, R., & Meltzer, M. (2007). Motivating offenders to change. Washington DC: U.S, Department of Justice National Institute of Corrections. Sciacca, K. (2009). Motivational interviewing - glossary and fact sheet.