Training & Continuing Education (CE) Information
From Resistance to Readiness: Helping Your Clients Feel Empowered to Break Free from Unhelpful Patterns
Trainer: Dr. Erica Miller
Dates: April 19 & 20
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST
Format: Virtual Only
Abstract
Therapy is hard work. It can be incredibly difficult to see your client suffering while struggling to make changes in their lives. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based approach to behavior change that is a collaborative and goal-oriented way of communicating with your client within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion. The goal of MI is to help your client identify and strengthen their motivation for and commitment to their therapeutic goals.
Motivational Interviewing can easily be integrated into the therapy modalities that you already practice. If you work with clients who sometimes struggle with engagement or maintaining motivation to make changes in their lives, MI is an incredibly helpful way of communicating with your clients that can strengthen engagement and reduce resistance to change.
This two-day introductory training provides participants with an understanding of the spirit of MI as well as an introduction to the methods and techniques. There will be numerous opportunities throughout the training to practice and receive feedback on the implementation of the skills and techniques. The format for the two-day introduction includes didactic instruction, practical experience, trainer demonstration of skills, videos, and practice exercises.
During the training, participants will learn the following:
A thorough introduction to the basic concepts of Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Receive coaching and feedback regarding the implementation of MI skills
Strategies to strengthen their client’s own motivation for and commitment to change
An opportunity to practice MI strategies and techniques
The 4 processes of MI
The spirit of MI
Daily Objectives
Day 1 Objectives
01 Define the “spirit of MI” and define the Four Processes in MI.
02 Describe two examples of the “righting reflex” and identify 2 reasons why patients struggle to engage in change that would help them be healthier.
03 Differentiate sustain talk from client discord.
Day 2 Objectives
01 Define the strategies that make up the acronym OARS (Open-ended questions, Affirmations, Reflections, and Summaries).
02 Identify "change talk" during client interactions.
03 Describe two strategies to help enhance patient motivation to engage in meaningful change.
Training Schedule / Agenda
Day 1
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Introduction to the spirit of MI
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
The Four processes and the 5 principles of MI
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
The Righting Reflex
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Client discord
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Open-ended questions
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Consolidation of knowledge
Day 2
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Review of previous day
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Affirmations, reflections, and summaries
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Real play and role play
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Consolidation of knowledge
Continuing Education (CE)
This program offers 5 CE credits each day (10 CE credits total for full attendance).
Rutgers Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Rutgers Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
10 CE's (5 per day) are approved for Psychologists through APA and NYSED.
10 CE's (5 per day) are approved for Social Workers through NJSW.
Bibliography
- Bahafzallah L, Hayden K, Bouchal S, Singh P, & King-Shier K. Motivational Interviewing in Ethnic Populations. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 22, 816-851 (2020).
- DiClemente C, Corno C, Graydon M, Wiprovnick A, & Knoblach D. Motivational Interviewing, enhancement, and brief interventions over the last decade: A review of reviews of efficacy and effectiveness. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 31(8), 862-887, Dec 2017.
- Miller WR. The Evolution of Motivational Interviewing. Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 51, 616-632, May 2023.
- Miller WR, Rollnick S. Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change and Grow (Fourth Edition). New York: The Guilford Press, 2023.
- Frey AJ, Lee K, Small JW, Sibley M, Owens JS, Skidmore B, Johnson L, Brdaw CP, & Moyers TB. Mechanisms of Motivational Interviewing: a Conceptual Framework to Guide Practice and Research. Prevention Science 22, 689-700 (2021).