Training & Curriculum Design 

Design MI-Adherent Financial Education Training Programs

We design MI-adherent financial education and empowerment programs grounded in the full framework of Motivational Interviewing—its spirit (partnership, acceptance, compassion, and empowerment), its core skills (OARS), the four processes (engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning), and the evidence-based strategies that help practitioners work with ambivalence and strengthen intrinsic motivation for change.

 Each program is fully customized to your organization’s context, goals, and service population.

The design process typically includes:

• Needs assessment (review of existing materials, staff capacity, client needs, and cultural considerations)
• Learning objectives aligned with MI principles and desired financial empowerment outcomes
• Curriculum and session structure design including modules, pacing, and recommended delivery format
• Facilitator guide development with detailed notes, step-by-step instructions, and MI-consistent scripts and conversation prompts
• Participant materials such as worksheets, handouts, guided reflections, and practice activities
• Integration of MI strategies such as eliciting and strengthening change talk, responding to ambivalence, avoiding the righting reflex, and supporting autonomy
• Evaluation tools (simple assessments or feedback forms to help your team measure learning and behavioral shifts)
• Optional train-the-trainer sessions to prepare your staff to deliver the program effectively and consistently

The final output equips your team with a complete, ready-to-deliver, culturally grounded, trauma-informed program designed to help facilitators engage participants in a way the support supporting meaningful and lasting financial behavior change.

Contact us: info@mifeinstitute.com