A Brief Introduction to Motivational Interviewing

A Brief Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
(3 CEUs)

Instructors: Jeremy Taubman, LCSW, CAS, and Dr. Stan Taubman, LCSW, PhD

This is an introductory course developed for clinicians who wish to increase their understanding of Motivational Interviewing.

Format: Mixed-media 1 — Read online content that incorporates case vignettes, reader exercises, and web-based video clips.

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Course Agenda

1. Instructions
1. Pretest Instructions
2. Pretest
1. Course Overview
1. Introduction
2. Print Posttest Study Guide
3. Required Video: Motivational Interviewing—A Short Introduction (16:40 minutes)
4. Optional Video: MINT—Practitioners’ View of MI (7:45 minutes)
5. Optional Video: A Dialogue with MI Co-founder William R. Miller (25:27 minutes)
6. Recommended Resource: Glossary of Motivational Interviewing Terms
1. Practitioners with High MI Spirit
2. Optional Video: The Spirit of Motivational Interviewing (13:14 minutes)
1. Expressing Empathy
2. Developing Discrepancies
3. Rolling with Resistance
4. Supporting Self-Efficacy
5. Required Video: The 4 Principles of Motivational Interviewing (8:26 minutes)
6. Required Video: Motivational Interviewing for Adolescent Substance Use (4:21 minutes)
1. Readiness to Change
2. Willingness to Change
3. Ability to Change
1. Precontemplation
2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
4. Action
5. Maintenance
6. Decisional Balance
7. Optional Resource: Client Handout—Decisional Balance Exercise
8. Considerations Related to the Stages of Change
1. Reader Exercise Instructions
2. Reader Exercise
1. Case Vignette 1—Steve
2. Case Vignette 2—Tim
3. Case Vignette 3—Shelly
1. Therapeutic Alliance
2. Change Talk vs. Sustain Talk
3. OARS Interviewing Technique
1. DARN-CAT Interviewing Techniques
2. Elicit-Provide-Elicit Interviewing Techniques
1. Required Video: Motivational Interviewing with Founder William R. Miller (1:50 minutes)
2. SAMHSA: Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Abuse Treatment
1. Summary and Conclusion
1. Additional Resources
1. References
1. Posttest
1. Evaluation

About this course

$27.00
46 lessons

Course Details

Course Description

This is an introductory course developed for clinicians who wish to increase their understanding of Motivational Interviewing (MI) principles, strategies, and techniques while enhancing their ability to engage with and treat clients who are ambivalent about or resistant to changing self-destructive, dysfunctional, or otherwise harmful behaviors. The content reviews the history and fundamental philosophy of MI before exploring the key principles, the meaning of “Spirit of MI,” and skill-based strategies and techniques necessary to apply MI effectively in clinical practice, including several Motivational Interviewing techniques. To complete the course, readers access online content that incorporates short web-based videos and case vignettes before passing the online posttest with a score of 80% or better to print a certificate of completion.

Target Audience

This course is for practitioners looking for specific MI strategies and techniques to use in clinical practice. This course is especially relevant for those who work with clients attempting to change self-destructive or harmful behaviors, whether through voluntary or mandated services.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, readers will be able to do the following:

Identify key principles of the Motivational Interviewing approach.
Identify key aspects of the “Spirit of MI.”
Identify the three major characteristics of practitioners who are rated as having “high MI Spirit.”
Describe the three key interviewing techniques (OARS, DARN-CAT, and elicit-provide-elicit).
Describe key elements of the change process, the stages of change, and their relationship to MI.

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