What is the Motivational Inteviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)?
What is MINT?.The Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) is an international organisation of trainers in motivational interviewing. The trainers come from diverse backgrounds and apply MI in a variety of settings. Their central interest is to improve the quality and effectiveness of counselling and consultations with clients about behaviour change. Started in 1997 by a small group of trainers trained by William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick, the organisation has since grown to represent 35 countries and more than 20 different languages.
What is the MINT UK and Ireland Chapter? We are a Formal Chapter of MINT, made up of Trainers, Practitioners and Researchers in England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Here's a list of Members of MINT in both the UK and Ireland. |
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What is MINT's Mission locally and nationally?The mission of MINT is to promote good practice in the use, research and training of motivational interviewing. MINT supports the continuing learning and skillfulness of its members through meetings, open sharing of resources, communication, publications, and shared practice opportunities. Rather than seeking to limit or control the practice and training of motivational interviewing, MINT promotes quality applications of motivational interviewing across cultures, languages, and contexts.
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Four Foundational Values of MINT
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MINT is built upon four foundational values:
Quality - Excellence, reliability, ethics, integrity, professionalism, responsiveness to emerging evidence Openness - Evolving, emergent, open-minded, innovative, flexible, expanding the boundaries, growth, humility, curiousity, self-critical Generosity - Non-possessiveness, sharing, acknowledgment, collaboration, cooperation, giving more than you receive Respect - Valuing of individual and professional diversity, internationality, kindness, listening, communication, egalitarianism |
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Pathways to MINT Membership
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The Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) includes members from all over the world who provide training, coaching, and consultation in numerous cultures and languages. To encourage good practice standards, MINT membership is limited to trainers who have completed a training workshop for new MI trainers that is either sponsored or endorsed by MINT. This Training of New Trainers (TNT) workshop is designed to teach well-established methods for training practitioners in MI. Application to a MINT-sponsored or MINT-endorsed TNT is a formal process and requires demonstration of your current ability to practice motivational interviewing. TNT workshops may be found in the US, Europe, or other parts of the world, and may be conducted in languages other than English. Detailed information regarding how to become a member of MINT can be found in Pathways to Membership.
If you would like to be notified about upcoming TNT events, please send your request to [email protected]. |
"It is a universal experience that when someone will listen to one's own point of view, it is then easier to listen to theirs"
- Thomas Gordon