An Intro to Motivational Interviewing
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
Instructor: Michelle Drapkin, PhD
Instructional Level: Introductory
1 CE credit for psychologists
Duration: 1 hour
Price: $25
Description
We have at our disposal an array of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for a variety of disorders (e.g., depression, PTSD, OCD, etc.). However, there is a significant proportion of clients who have difficulties engaging in those EBPs. A motivational interviewing approach (MI) may help resolve ambivalence related to EBP engagement. MI is defined as “a collaborative conversation style for strengthening a person’s own motivation and commitment to change” (Miller & Rollnick, 2012). Integrating and overlaying this MI style onto an EBP can help overcome engagement challenges (e.g., homework completion) and continue to move individuals in the direction of change. There is also value in using MI as a prelude to an EBP to shore up motivation and to facilitate engagement in the EBP. The purpose of this training will be to introduce MI to participants and review basic MI concepts, including MI spirit, the four process of MI, and “change talk.”
Learning Objectives:
This webinar is designed to help you:
- Describe Motivational Interviewing (MI) spirit
- Describe the four processes of MI
- Describe change talk and how it is important in MI conversations
Instructor Bio
Dr. Michelle Drapkin received her Ph.D. from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and completed both her Clinical Psychology internship and a postdoctoral fellowship in treatment outcomes research at the University of California, San Diego/VA San Diego. She has professional experience in a variety of settings. She was on faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, worked nationally at the Department of Veterans Affairs, was a Director of Training at Rutgers and spent the last couple of years in the private sector working as a Behavior Scientist at Johnson and Johnson and at a Silicon Valley startup, BetterUp. She is a longtime member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and is sought out for consultation and training globally. A few years ago, she opened her practice, The CBT Center of Central NJ LLC in Metuchen, NJ where she lives to create a space for high quality, evidence-based practice. She sees individuals (aged 16 or older) and couples and works with a variety of struggles, including anxiety/stress, depression, and substance use. Her approach is values-based and she helps patients enhance their wellbeing in ways that are meaningful to them. “We work together on what matters to you.”
Contact Us
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Continuing Education Information
Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0123.
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