Course information

Date: 5/1/25 9:00am-12:00pm (EST) Instructor: Kimberly Blair, MA, LPCC-S

ONLY AVAILABLE FOR GREENE COUNTY ADULT PROBATION DEPARTMENT

CE Credit Hours: 3

Training Description:

Motivational Interviewing is an empirically supported practice used to address ambivalence with people who are in the process of change. This training will introduce participants to an overview of motivation interviewing and the populations and symptoms that it has been demonstrated to be effective with. An introduction to the basic underlying assumptions and principles, as well as the specific skills associated with motivational interviewing, will be presented using a variety of learning modalities.  Opportunities to practice the skills of MI will be woven throughout the training.

Goals:

• Increase understanding of what motivational interviewing is and when to use it.
• Understand the foundational concepts of motivational interviewing.
• Understand the assumptions, principles and skills of motivational interviewing.

Objectives:

• Define "motivational interviewing". 
• Identify the specific populations that have empirical evidence for effectiveness.
• Identify the basic principles of motivational interviewing.
• Match stages of change with examples of behavior.
• Demonstrate proficiency in implementing the skill/techniques associated with motivational interviewing.

Workshop Outline:

Mid-Ohio Psychological Services, Inc. has been approved as a CE provider by the Ohio Psychological Association (#311358292), the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage & Family Therapist Board (RCS060502), and as a NBCC ACEP^TM No. 7265.