This workshop is for the School Mental Health Workforce. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a well-researched and broadly applied practice that enables us to have conversations about change with diverse individuals. Practitioners use MI with adolescents, young adults, and parents to successfully support their values and guide them toward their own desired change targets. In this session, we will discuss research-based MI interventions for youth and specific strategies to reduce resistance and engage young people in conversations about and movement toward personally meaningful change.