Motivational Interviewing in Clinical Settings
by Frederick Rotgers, PsyD, ABPP 4 CE Credits
Description:
Motivational interviewing (MI) is a behavioral technique that has been shown to be effective in promoting behavior change in a variety of mental health and medical contexts. Specific to behavioral medicine, MI can be extremely effective across the disease continuum – whether used to promote disease prevention or adherence to required regimens to thwart disease progression. This course presents a basic introduction to the application of MI in clinical practice. First, an overview of the history, underlying theory and basic principles of MI will be provided. The course will go on to explore how MI has been applied successfully in treating patients resistant to behavior change in a variety contexts. Basic techniques will be discussed that can minimize resistance to change and promote motivational readiness leading to the uptake of health-related behaviors.
Learning Objectives:
After completing this course, health professionals will be able to:
- Describe the four basic principles of motivational interviewing practice and distinguish MI from other behavior change approaches.
- Identify the two phases of motivational interviewing and articulate how they differ from each other.
- Apply the theory of resistance to change used within MI to generate four ways to minimize patient resistance to change.
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