This week, we were lucky enough to be joined by David Jackson, School Social Worker, to talk about Motivational Interviewing (MI) and his experience using MI during Truancy Prevention Meetings. (2:00) "What's filling our buckets?" segment. (4:00) David shares about who he is, what he does, and his first exposure to MI. (8:30) We talk about why, when, and by whom MI is used in schools. (11:15) David shared about the main ingredients of MI and the spirit of the practice. (14:00) We talk through the main tools of MI: the OARS. (23:30) David explains what "change talk" is and how we evoke it using MI. (26:30) David walks us through a Truancy Prevention Meeting protocol from Pine City that involves MI. (30:30) We talk about the relationship between MI and Restorative Practices. (33:00) David shares advice about potential pitfalls with MI and how to handle them. (38:30) We talk about the pre-meeting and follow-up aspects of a successful Truancy Prevention Meeting. (43:15) Takeaways.

Tools we talk about: Demo Video and Outline of Truancy Prevention Meeting Using MI