Jannette (Enriched Structural Family Therapy) and Henry (NTU Psychotherapy) invite you into the intimacy of their home/office to study and practice the therapeutic style and model known as Motivational Interviewing. The total course will include three training sessions (9:00 am until 4:00 pm each) for a total of 20 hours/CEUs for psychologists, social workers, professional counselors and addiction counselors.
Objectives:
• To define, explain and describe motivation and its role in creating behavioral change
• To explain how the Motivational Interviewing style of intervention is applicable for a variety of clients in conjunction with a variety of therapeutic models.
• To clarify the concepts of resistance and ambivalence and their influence on the change process
• To explain the Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change) and clarify its congruence and utility for use with Motivational Interviewing
• To describe, clarify and practice core and advanced Motivational Interviewing skills and attitudes.
I. Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm
Motivational Interviewing Part I: The Role of Empathy and Compassion in Healing.
A. Motivation: What it is and how it works
B. The goals and principles of Motivational Interviewing
C. The role of empathy and compassion in the healing process.
D. Recognizing and understanding resistance in the client and the therapist
E. Ambivalence and change: The two sided coin
II. Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 9:00 until 4:00 pm
Motivational Interviewing Part II: Healing Attitudes and Basic Skills
A. Core Skills of Motivational Interviewing
B. Effective communications: Reflecting and Reframing
C. Focusing on change talk and positive intention
D. Learning to listen deeply and therapeutically
E. The Ethics of change, power and self-determination
III. Saturday, May 29, 2010 from 9:00 until 4:00 pm
Motivational Interviewing Part III: Special Applications and Case Presentations
