Motivational Interviewing in Planning (10 Contact Hours)
- 1 Section
- 12 Lessons
- 2 Quizzes
- 10h Duration
Course Content
- Course Overview & Introduction
- Module 1: What Motivational Interviewing Is and Why It Fits Planning
- Module 2: The Four Processes: Engaging, Focusing, Evoking, and Planning
- Module 3: Core Skills: Open Questions, Affirmations, Reflections, and Summaries
- Module 4: Recognizing Change Talk and Sustain Talk
- Module 5: Evoking and Strengthening Change Talk
- Module 6: Responding to Sustain Talk and Discord
- Module 7: Focusing: Agenda Mapping and Choosing a Direction
- Module 8: From Motivation to Commitment: The Planning Process
- Module 9: Giving Information and Adapting MI for Mandated, Co-Occurring, and Diverse Populations
- Module 10: Building and Sustaining MI Skills Within the CMHP Role
- References
- Post Test
- Program Evaluation
Motivational Interviewing in Planning is a 10-hour continuing education course for Certified Mental Health Professionals (CMHPs) who help people build and carry out service plans. Many people come to planning conversations feeling two ways about change, and plans written for them rather than with them often stall. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a collaborative, evidence-based conversation style for strengthening a person's own motivation and commitment to change. This course teaches the spirit of MI, its four processes, the core OARS skills, how to recognize and strengthen change talk, how to respond to sustain talk and discord, and how to move from motivation to a concrete, person-owned plan, all within the CMHP role of supporting plans that licensed clinicians approve.
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