This fast-paced, interactive course will introduce participants to the Motivational Interviewing Competency Assessment (MICA) and provide multiple practice opportunities to evaluate conversations along five Motivational Interviewing (MI) intentions, two MI strategies, and two utterance categories. Participants will learn how to use the MICA for coaching purposes to help MI practitioners facilitate effective motivational conversations. Participants will engage in learning through webcasts, written materials, audio recordings, exercises, and practice opportunities.
Measuring and Improving MI Skills using the MITI Coding Tool (version 4.2.1)
This dynamic workshop will introduce participants to the Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity Coding System (MITI), version 4.2.1. Using extensive practice following introduction and discussion of the tool, along with extensive practice with audiotaped work samples, learners will become skilled in recognizing and assessing common elements of practitioner competence in Motivational Interviewing.