MHT 1202 Motivational Interviewing
The course provides the foundation of client centered approach with learning and applying the model of Motivational Interviewing. Basic interviewing, active listening skills, elements of the helping relationship, practice in conducting clinical interviews. Includes engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning. Concepts of OARS, stages of change, oral communication skills, client ambivalence, developing discrepancies, change talk, client goals, and developing a change plan.
Division: Health Sciences
Department: Mental Health and Addiction Services
Repeatable Credit: No
Offered Online: Yes
Prereqs: NONE
Outcomes
- Explain the theoretical basis for Motivational Interviewing and apply the Four-process Model to case scenarios.
- Explain and design effective intervention strategies that demonstrate the spirit and methods of Motivational Interviewing in case scenarios.
- Demonstrate the use of various Motivational Interviewing methods in simulations.
- Demonstrate active listening and attending skills
- Identify and describe legal, ethical, and professional interviewing standards.
Credit Hours: 3
Classroom Hours: 3