Using Motivation-based Interview Techniques
Discover how motivation-based interviewing techniques can secure skilled employees who will engage in your agency’s success and stay at your program for years.
Motivational Interviewing
These resources explore how Head Start programs can use motivational interviewing to support staff and families. Learn more about using the technique to foster supportive conversations, partner with parents, talk about substance use and screening, and promote oral health.
Understanding How Smoking Impacts Oral Health
Explore oral health problems related to smoking that can affect parents, pregnant people, and children and learn tips Head Start staff can use to help parents and pregnant people quit smoking.
What Is Motivational Interviewing?
Review the frequently asked questions (FAQs) below to learn more about motivational interviewing and how it can benefit Head Start programs.
Motivational Interviewing Suite
These short videos provide examples of how to use MI strategies in everyday conversations between staff and families. Staff can use these videos to identify skills to enhance their relationships with families.