It is necessary to have various basic skills in order to apply Motivational Interviewing. Therefore, as a part of main communication skills during Motivational Interviewing, what OARS means will be discussed conceptually. Also, students will be informed about several example questions and sentences that can be used by mental health professionals during interviews. After that, students will be able to put the basic skills they have learned into practice through both individual and group works during this seminar.
Dilara Varan is a research assistant at the psychology (English) department of İstanbul Kent University, and psychotherapist at a clinic called Lumen Psychology. Her main research topics are mindful self-care, resilience, trauma, stress, fear of crime and psychological well-being. She did a double major on sociology and psychology, and graduated from her master’s on clinical psychology at Bahcesehir University. Now, she is doing her PhD on forensic sciences at İstanbul University-Cerrahpasa. She completed her internships at a hospital, a clinic and different companies, and received training and supervision for Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and some personality tests.
Target group: Social work students /Studierende Soziale Arbeit
