Course Description:

This course focuses on the foundational skills of the evidence-based practice of Motivational Interviewing through the scope of Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment. The course focuses on the skills proven efficient in helping people change health behaviors including open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries. The course will illustrate examples of MI adherent patient interactions to demonstrate the various ways the skills can be utilized. 

Learning Objectives:

• Every participant will be able to distinguish and open-ended question from a closed-ended question and describe the benefits to using an open-ended question.
• Every participant will be able to create an affirmation that ties a patient’s actions to a character strength there by increasing confidence and sense of ability.
• Every participant will be able to classify reflections as either simple, complex, or double-sided and identify when is the appropriate time to use each.
• Every participant will be able to determine if a patient-provider interaction is adhering to Motivational Interviewing principles.  

Continued Education:

• RN/LPN Contact CE: 1.0
• Counselor CPEs: 1.0
• Social Work CPEs: 1.0
• Psychologists MCEs: 1.0
• Chemical Dependency CEUs: 1.0 (P2 & C2)