Motivational Interviewing is an evidence-based treatment method that has been evaluated in more than a thousand controlled clinical-trials, a demonstrated effective alternative to trying to persuade clients to change. In this online course, you will learn how to utilize Motivational Interviewing to help your clients find their own motivations for positive change. Discover how to use questions, reflections, and summaries selectively to facilitate change and incorporate the underlying person-centered spirit of MI in your everyday work with clients.
Each week includes carefully crafted video lessons and demonstrations that show you not just what to do but how to do it, plus animations and interactive quizzes are designed to both entertain you and reinforce key learning points.
Your Motivational Interviewing training course also includes a library of resources and readings for you to delve more deeply into this broadly applicable clinical method of motivation and change.
To complete your learning experience, the course also includes a forum where you can share your experiences and ask questions week by week, supported by leading experts.
Course Goals
Learn an effective alternative to trying to persuade clients to change
Help your clients find their own motivations for positive change
Tune your clinical ear to hear aspects of client speech that tell you as the session is happening whether you are moving in the right (or wrong) direction
Incorporate the underlying person-centered spirit of MI in your everyday work with clients
Discover how to use questions, reflections, and summaries selectively to facilitate change
Observe how reflective listening can help you when emotions run high, as when a client is upset or angry
Understand what to do differently when you choose to remain neutral about a client decision
Learn how to respond when the problem seems to be low confidence
Relieve frustrations that you may feel about trying to make people change
Additional dates:
We're happy to help if you can't attend the current intake. Please contact our customer service once your enrollment is finalized, and we can enroll you in the intake of your choice.
08-Apr-2025
10-Jun-2025
5-Aug-2025
30-Sep-2025
25-Nov-2025
