Motivational Interviewing

Catalog description

Students taking this course will learn a client-centered approach to working with a variety of populations that are ambivalent towards change or are even mandated to make a change (court-ordered populations). Motivational Interviewing is recognized as a core component of various interventions service providers use, including those in substance abuse/addiction services, mental health, primary healthcare, education, and criminal justice. These skills include interviewing and listening, identifying ambivalence and change talk, strengthening resolve to change, and internal motivation of populations served.