Overview
This course prepares health care professionals to apply the evidenced based method of motivational interviewing (MI) for promoting growth and change in their practice. The course discusses the uses of MI, how it works and why health care professionals would want to use it.
The course is based on the principles detailed in Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change and Grow, 4th edition (2023), by William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick.
Course format
Online, Synchronous sessions (live, in real-time), Faculty-Led
A schedule (day/time for each session) is provided and participants select a time/day to attend each session based on the schedule.
Required text
Course participants are responsible for purchasing the required textbook, which is available in both print and digital formats (ebook/audiobook). Miller, W.R. & Rollnick, S. (2023). Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change and Grow (4th ed.). New York: Guilford Press.
Objectives
- Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to,
- Discuss and interpret how to use of the four tasks/processes of MI in patient consultations about change
- Establish relationships with patients that are characterized by partnership, acceptance, compassion and evocation
- Use open questions, affirmations, reflective statements, and summaries (OARS) to identify and explore issues to be addressed in a patient consultation, including the person’s context and preferences
- Elicit, reinforce and strengthen change talk in a style consistent with MI in simulated patient consultation sessions
- Respond to sustain talk in a style consistent with MI in simulated patient consultation session
- Respond to discord in a style consistent with MI
- Analyze practice experience, identify practice gaps and apply changes to ensure performance improvement in the four tasks/processes of MI.
Audience
The audience includes professionals in these disciplines:
- Allied health
- Counselling and psychotherapy
- Criminal/Juvenile justice
- Nursing
- Social work, Social Services
Accreditation: Credits assigned
Continuing Professional Development has awarded the Motivational Interviewing (MI): Introduction and Application Course with the following credits:
- College of Family Physicians of Canada Mainpro+ (1 credit/hour) Group Learning: 14.0 credits
- Royal College Maintenance of Certification Section 1: 3.0 hours
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Section 3: Simulation Based: 11.0 hours
- American Medical Association Category 1: 14.0 credits
- European Union for Medical Specialists UEMS-EACCME®: 14.0 credits
- The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCAPA): 16 Credit hours
Time commitment
Learners will need to dedicate 3-4 hours per week on this course.
Prerequisites
Participants must have prior experience in supportive counselling or possess equivalent patient care experience. The course will not teach basic counselling skills.
Participants also must have direct patient care responsibilities. During the course, they will require a setting where they can use MI with patients virtually and/or in-person.
Faculty
The course is led by CAMH staff who are members of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), an international collective of trainers in MI.
Related courses
- Motivational Interviewing Foundations of Practice
- Motivational Interviewing Introduction and Application
- Motivational Interviewing MI In Medical and Psychiatry Practice
This course may be completed as an elective course towards the completion of the two CAMH certificate programs:
Pre-Register
To begin the registration process:
Complete the pre-registration form. Upon receipt of the form, CAMH will provide additional course information within three business days.
Please review the cancellation policy.
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