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. Friday, March 26, 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. Friday, April 30, 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. Friday, May 28, 2010 from 9:00 until 4:00 pm Motivational Interviewing Part III: Special Applications and Case Presentations
A. Stages of Change: Being Ready, Willing and Able to Change
B. Using MI to work through addictions
C. Using MI when working with the dually diagnosed
D. Using MI to work with couples and families
E. Using MI in groups All workshops will include didactic and experiential training.
Two hours of individual supervision will be available for each course participant. The cost is $300 for the entire course or $115 for each individual training session. Included in the costs are the training manual and vegetarian snacks and lunches. Payment plans are available. You are welcome to take the entire course or any portion that works for you. Register early, as space is limited. Henry 443-985-9985 cell hankgreg@comcast.net Jannette 443-985-9339 cell jinetgreg@comcast.net
The Rafiki Consortium, LLC will also present six hours of ethics training for CEUs in the fall. Dates will be announced soon.
