Motivational Interviewing: Facilitating Change
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative conversation style for strengthening a person's own motivation and commitment to change. This five-week instructor-led course encompasses the purpose, mindset and heart-set, processes, core interviewing skills, and guiding methods of MI. Participants engage in learning through webcasts, written materials, videos, exercises, and practice opportunities.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the four elements of the mindset and heart-set of MI
- Explain the four processes that guide MI conversations
- Provide examples of the core interviewing skills of MI
- Demonstrate how to recognize and elicit change talk
- Show basic proficiency in strategic use of MI skills
Course facts
- Dates:
- Spring 2020: Fridays, May 22 - June 19, 2020
- Time: 11:00-12:15 PM ET
- Subject: Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Practice level: Beginner
- CE credit:
- ASWB: 10 hours
- NAADAC: 10 hours
- NBCC: 6 hours
- Course type: Live online
- 75 minutes weekly live webcast
- roughly 35 minutes of weekly home study activities
- Covered topics: Motivational Interviewing, change talk, motivating change, evidence-based practice, EBP, MI
TRAINING CERTIFICATES
Certificates of Completion are awarded to participants who have attended the all five, live webcasts (or watched the webcast recording in their entirety), completed all required learning activities, scored higher than 80% on each weekly quiz, completed the course evaluation form, and the certificate request form. 10 hours of continuing education credit will be awarded upon completion of this course through ASWB and NAADAC. 6 hours of continuing education credit will be awarded upon completion of this course through NBCC. Certificates will be emailed directly to participants roughly two weeks after the completion of the final webcast.
