Course Description
(Prerequisite: Addiction Counseling Skills)
“Motivational interviewing is a client-centered collaborative style of conversation designed to strengthen a person’s motivation for and commitment to change. MI is counselor-guided in that the counselor is skilled at managing ambivalence, eliciting change-talk and honoring the client’s autonomy about taking the next step toward a commonly agreed-upon goal” (Miller & Rollnick, 2014). Motivational Interviewing is an evidenced-based counseling approach used to assist individuals to identify their readiness, willingness, and ability to make change. The MI approach to counseling is integrated into all levels of addiction training and to support clinical supervision of
motivational interviewing as a counseling style.
Nonrefundable or nontransferable course due to limited class size
Time/Duration: The Hybrid section is a week long/self paced online classroom (7 hours) with links, handouts and resource material for class as well as where students take the final exam and course evaluation. Enrolled students will receive online classroom login/password 2 days prior to class start date. Students must complete online course assignments to participate in the virtual class. Virtual class meets online via Zoom from 8:30 – 5:00.( 14 hours) for 2 consecutive days.
Access: must download free Zoom application and video capable phone, laptop or desktop.
Prerequisite: Addiction Counseling Skills
Tuition: $245.00
Instructor: Gary Wareham, LAC, LPC