Motivational Interviewing as a Counseling Style
You will receive 1 credit (CE) upon completion of this course.
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Course Description
Completing this program should:
Provide you with an introduction to motivational interviewing;
Enhance your understanding of strategies that encourage motivation for treatment; and
Extend your knowledge of five basic principles of motivational interviewing.
This program briefly discusses ambivalence and its role in client motivation. The material provides five basic principles of motivational interviewing that address ambivalence and facilitate the change process. The course offers opening strategies to use with clients in the early stages of treatment and concludes with a summary of research on the effectiveness of motivational interviewing.
Course Outline
Part 1: Introduction
Introduction
Part 2: Ambivalence
Ambivalence
Part 3: Five Principles of Motivational Interviewing
Overview
Express Empathy
Develop Discrepancy
Avoid Argument
Roll With Resistance
Support Self-Efficacy
Part 4: Five Opening Strategies For Early Sessions
Overview
Ask Open-Ended Questions
Listen Reflectively
Summarize
Affirm
Elicit Self-Motivational Statements
Part 5: Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing
Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing
Part 6: Motivational Interviewing and Managed Care
Motivational Interviewing and Managed Care
CE Test
Course Evaluation
More Information
| Language | English |
| Course Length | 1.00 hours |
| Duration of Access | 12 months |
| Continuing Education Credits | 1 |
| Instructor | Self study. Consensus Panel: Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 35 |
| Vendor | AtHealth (Read more about AtHealth accreditation.) |
| Course Certification | CE certificate/letter of completion |
| Prerequisites/Audience | Psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, CEAPs, alcohol and drug abuse counselors, pastoral counselors |
| Requirements/Materials Included | None |