Oakland, CA USA Advanced; Creating communities of MI practice

Advanced Motivational Interviewing Training Series 2019: Creating Communities of Motivational Interviewing Practice

TRAINERS: Ali Hall, JD and Kristin Dempsey, EdD

Many organizations and individuals invest a great deal of time and energy into learning different evidence-based practices, such as Motivational Interviewing (MI). Creating and supporting a community of practice are among the key steps you can take to sustain and extend your investment. What does that look like? This brief, fast-paced and engaging workshop will introduce participants to a variety of strategies and tools to generate a plan that you can tailor to suit your setting. We will explore brief evaluation tools for supporting MI practice, generate ideas for ongoing skill practice, review available resources, and help you walk away with some clear ideas for moving yourself and your agency forward.

Learning Objectives: As a result of attending this training, participants will be able to:

1. List three benefits of a Community of Practice.

2. Identify three options for evaluating a Community of Practice.

3. Recreate three activities to support a Community of Practice.

4. Describe the elicit-provide-elicit coaching strategy.

5. Cite three priorities for skill development.

Continuing Education- 5.0 CE Contact Hours included free in registration (does not include any breaks)

Psychologists:  Psychologists - APA:  California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

MFT, LPCC, LEP and/or LCSW Credit:  CIBHS is an approved provider for the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) to sponsor continuing education. Course meets the qualifications for 5.0 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. CIBHS maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. (Provider Number 70799)