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BENEFITS TO YOUR ORGANIZATION
• Provides mental health professionals with “best practice” evidence-based treatment options
• Provides required continuing education hours for mental health professional license requirements
• Group training includes customized skills application exercises that directly impact organization needs
COURSE OBJECTIVES
• To understand the fundamental spirit and principles of MI
• To strengthen empathic counseling skills (OARS)
• To understand and practice the directive aspects of MI
• To experience and practice an MI style for meeting resistance
• To learn the fundamental client language cues (change talk and resistance) that allow continuing feedback and learning in practice
• To learn how to elicit and strengthen change talk and commitment language
TRAINING DESCRIPTION
Participants in the 2-day training will be introduced to the fundamentals of Motivational Interviewing principles and skills. Motivational Interviewing skills will be reinforced through role play and observation.
Outcome research has confirmed that a minimum of two full-days (or the equivalent) is required to produce beginning skill acquisition in Motivational Interviewing (M.I.). Any introductory M.I. training that is less than two-days does not produce positive outcomes.
Handouts are provided. It is recommended that students read Motivational Interviewing, Second Edition: Preparing People for Change by William R. Miller & Stephen Rollnick
HOURS AND COST
Your Motivational Interviewing course includes 14 contact hours of training for up to 12 participants. With successful completion of the 14 hour course, 14 hours of Approved Category I Continuing Education credit for mental health professionals will be awarded as well as 1.4 IACET Approved CEU's. Pricing includes training administration, instruction, class handouts, certificate of completion, and an activity evaluation at the conclusion of training.
Suggested Retail Price: $2,199
(Additional participants may be available at an additional cost)