Motivational interviewing Foundations of practice course

This course provides an overview of the method of MI and goes beyond the definition to examine how and why MI works. It focuses on:

The efficacy and effectiveness of MI
The facilitative role of the spirit of the method in attending to client language about change.
Providing information and advice in a style consistent with MI
The four processes of MI
The process of recognizing, evoking and responding to change talk
Strategies for responding to discord and sustain talk

Health practitioner (all disciplines), social service workers, correctional officers, allied health care and peer support workers

Define and critique the four-process model of MI and its relevance to patient-centered care.
Establish therapeutic relationships with patients that are characterized by partnership, acceptance, compassion and evocation.
Use OARS skills (open questions, affirmations, reflective statements and summaries) to identify and explore issues to be addressed in a patient encounter, including the patient’s context and preferences.
Provide information and advice in a style consistent with MI
Discuss skills and strategies used in the engaging, focusing, evoking and planning processes.

Participants must have:

Prior experience in counselling and clinical communication skills or possess equivalent patient care experience in order to participate (the program will not teach basic counselling and therapy skills).
Direct patient care responsibilities with access to an appropriate work setting in which it is possible to use motivational interviewing strategies with patients virtually or face to face.

Online (self-directed with virtual office hours)

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College of Family Physicians of Canada Mainpro+ (1 credit/hour) Self Learning: 13.5 credits
Royal College Maintenance of Certification Section 1: 13:5 hours
American Medication Association Category 1: 13.5 credits
European Union for Medical Specialists UEMS-EACCME®: 13.5 credits
The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCAPA): 13.5 Credit hours