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2026: Guided by MI + Metaphors

Join me for a mini workshop where I will be combining two of my areas of experience - Motivational Interviewing and Creative Writing!

With a new calendar year ahead, we will draw on aspects of MI and Metaphors to help us think about ourselves and imagine what we would like and need in our work.

You may already know that Motivational Interviewing (MI) provides workers with skills and strategies to support people to plan for and strengthen meaningful change and growth.  Did you know, we can also use MI for ourselves! In fact, this is one of the important ways to learn MI and its creators call this 'Real Play'. 

When it comes to metaphors, these can offer us new ways to see ourselves and the world, providing us with often times a safe and playful way to understand, hope and reimagine important aspects of our lives.

We'll be using a beautiful new resource created specifically for our workshop, which I will share with you prior to the session. I will be inviting you to listen, try out and apply ideas through a guided activity, as well as providing opportunities to share reflections.

WHO CAN ATTEND

This workshop is helpful for anyone who would like to explore the use of MI and metaphors to consider their work needs and aspirations in 2026. You do not have to know MI. You do not have to be a creative writer, or even like writing (though if you do, that is great). The workshop is designed to offer you choices and you can take up any parts that help you.  

** The workshop time is AEST Brisbane. This workshop will fall in AEDT (Daylight Saving time) so your time zone may differ slightly from those advertised. (Don't worry though, as I'll send a reminder in the days before we begin the workshop.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Michelle Taylor has helped thousands of people learn Motivational interviewing. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and has led the introduction of Motivational Interviewing in services through education and training, clinical practice, resource development and supervision. 

Michelle has over 25 years experience working as an Occupational Therapist in the areas of mental health, substance use disorders and complex care. She has worked in Australia and the United Kingdom as a clinician, clinical educator and consultant. In all of these roles she has used Motivational Interviewing to support her clients and teams.

Michelle has a Master of Arts (Research) in which she explored stories, fear and empowerment. She is the author of 7 books of poetry for both adults and children. Michelle has a particular interest in integrating and adapting MI with the creative arts to suit the unique needs of individuals and services. She explores the way MI is an approach requiring considerable levels of auditory processing, verbal skills and executive functioning and how this can be made more inclusive and accessable. This is also a focus of her work in her business THAT MAKES SENSE -  Making hard things easier.

For more information about Michelle Taylor, Motivational Interviewing and Creative Writing visit https://michelleataylor.com/ and follow on

Linked In http://linkedin.com/in/michelleataylor

Important information - Please read prior to registration

This is an online mini workshop which runs for approximately 1.5 hours and includes optional activities and interaction. 

Participation ideally will require a PC, laptop or similar device with a video and microphone. This workshop will be run on the Zoom platform. To run Zoom you will need to download the software and have access to a reliable internet connection. If you have any questions about Zoom you can visit https://zoom.us/

For the best experience of the workshop we recommend a quiet and private space to limit interruptions, promote audio quality and afford privacy to all participants during activities. 

Registrants will be emailed the link for the workshop a few days prior to the event, along with resources. 

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