Motivational Interviewing

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The Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England (ATTC/NE), funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), are offering an online program on Motivational Interviewing. This will be accomplished through on-line presentations, additional readings, and question & answer activities.  

A highly successful treatment approach developed by Dr. William Miller, Motivational Interviewing techniques have been well established as an effective means of helping individuals recognize present and potential problems, while creating an openness to the concept of change.   The discussion material and information will be given via a class WWW page, and bulletin board, with more in depth on-line information found through links to other sites. This introductory course will provide the individual with a fundamental understanding of Motivational Interviewing techniques and Prochaska and Di Clemente's transtheoretical model "Stages of Readiness to Change." This online workshop will conclude with a demonstration of motivational interviewing techniques.

This program will be taught by Laura A. Saunders, MSSW. Ms. Saunders is a Senior Counseling Manager in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.  Her research, teaching, and publications reflect her longstanding interest in helping persons with alcohol and drug use disorders.  She has practiced and taught Motivational interviewing for over 10 years.  Currently, Ms. Saunders trains and monitors the clinical practice of eighteen health educators who deliver services for the Wisconsin SBIRT project, Wisconsin Initiative to Promote Healthy Lifestyles (WIPHL).
Course Objectives

The objectives of this program are:

  • To provide a fundamental understanding of Prochaska and Di Clemente's
    trans-theoretical model "Stages of Readiness to Change

  • To provide the individual with a basic understanding of William Miller's
    motivational interviewing techniques for promoting behavior change

  • To assist the participant in developing the confidence and the ability
    to begin applying motivational interviewing techniques in practice

  • To foster a desire to seek additional training and supervision
    of motivational interviewing techniques.

Course Requirements:

This is a four-week course beginning July 14, 2008, that will require:

  • Required on-line reading (one hour per week)
  • Completion of pre and post test
  • Completion of weekly homework assignments (one hour per week)
  • Participation in the weekly forum
  • Completion of an on-line course evaluation

*Please note that there are no real time events associated with this course.  Lessons will be posted on the class WWW home page on Wednesdays and responses are due the following Monday. Assignments can be accessed at the participant's convenience.

The total cost of this course is $40.00 the course payment is due by July 14, 2008.  A full refund is available up until the posting of the second lesson (July 24, 2008), after which there will be no refunds.

ACCREDITATION

This four-week course, which begins July 14, 2008, has been approved by the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) for 8  educational credits. It is being provided by the Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England, which is accredited as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider (#000151). This course meets the qualifications for 8 hours of continuing education credit for MFCC's and/or LCSW's as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (PCE#1917). This course is approved by the Connecticut Certification Board (CCB) for eight Category 1 continuing education for Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors (CADC's). The CCB is an IC&RC affiliate. The New York State OASAS does accept distance education CEUs provided by the Addiction Technology Transfer Network for individuals pursuing or renewing a CASAC, CPP or CPS.Certificates will be mailed within two weeks to participants in the program for its duration who submit all required materials. Please contact your local certification board to verify reciprocity or acceptance of ATTC-NE contact hours.

To participate, you must have:

  • An E-mail address and the capacity to retrieve and send E-mail;
  • Access to World Wide Web (the following programs provide WWW access: Netscape, Apple CyberDog, and Microsoft Explorer)
  • Participation in the weekly course bulletin board, which requires registration with the ATTC-NE bulletin board.  You need only register once to participate in all ATTC online course bulletin boards
  • Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher is the preferred browser for ATTC-NE online courses
  • A basic understanding of how to use a computer and send and receive email

 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: July 14, 2008 or when the course limit is reached. 

To register for this course please go to the following WWW site and complete the 'Motivational Interviewing' course online registration form. YOU MUST COMPLETE THE ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COURSE
https://www.attc-ne.org/courses/350/reg.html

For a list of current ATTC-NE courses, please go to the following site:
http://www.attc-ne.org and click on Distance Education.   Please Bookmark this site for future references. Course announcements will be made via the ATTC of New England Online Course Announcement Listserve 6-8 weeks prior to the start of each course. If you would like to be subscribed to this list, please contact Monte Bryant, Program Administrator, at  (401) 863-6606.

This program is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT).

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