This workshop is for the School Mental Health Workforce. Motivational interviewing and standard versions of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy are powerful and effective strategies to help students and their families realize change. Although both are very effective, practitioners are often challenged by the decision to use one intervention for a variety of school-based social and emotional issues. In this session, we will consider when to use common MI and CBT interventions based on the stages of change being experienced by the student. We will also explore which MI and CBT interventions overlap, which have specific applications, and which MI and CBT interventions we can apply flexibly to a number of common school-based challenges.