HSCD 602 Advanced Motivational Interviewing: Practice and Supervision

General

• Understands the key foundational components of Motivational Interviewing (i.e. spirit, four processes, core counseling skills, change talk and addressing discord).
• Explore the scientific research with underpins the theory and practice of Motivational Interviewing, as an evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrate a collaborative, person-centered, goal-oriented counseling style of communication to address a person's ambivalence about change by attending to their language of change and strengthening their own motivation and commitment to change.
• Demonstrate continued counseling skills development by critically analyzing personal counseling style according to the MITI and applying culturally appropriate applications, professional ethics, anti-oppressive practices, and individualization to specific client characteristics.