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The Style and Spirit of Motivational Interviewing On Demand Training

US$385 Regular Price

-US$25 GIFR Member Price


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CE Credits: 6 Credits
Length: 6 Hours
Level: Introductory
CE Eligibility: APA, ASWB ACE, ANCC, NBCC, NAADAC, CPA
Training Style: Video
Category: Investigative Interviewing
Intended Audience: Mental Health, Correctional, and Legal Professionals

Training Description
This Full-day on-demand workshop focuses on key skills and concepts in motivational interviewing with adults and adolescents in the criminal justice system. Importantly, it also covers recent changes made to MI as a model of change in recent years. MI is a client-centered counseling method for exploring how and why a person might change, and is based upon a guiding style. Its principles and techniques match those known to produce positive outcomes with clients in the criminal justice system (e.g., Marshall, 2005). MI can be very useful for motivating adults and adolescents who are ambivalent about change and ambivalent about engaging in treatment.
Motivational interviewing involves four processes, a fundamental mindset or “spirit” consisting of four components, and four micro-skills, among other components. It has gained increasing currency in criminal justice treatment methods.
Areas covered in this workshop include:
• Demonstration of skills • Specific application in the criminal justice system • Educational videos • Practice of skills in an enjoyable setting (i.e. real-play instead of role-play)
Trainer Biography
David Prescott is Director of Professional Development and Quality Improvement for the Becket Family of Services. He is the author and editor of seventeen books and numerous chapters and articles related to people who have sexually abused. He has presented on these topics around the world. Mr. Prescott is a past president of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA), and edited that organization's newsletter, "The Forum” from 2002-2007; he currently serves as its Review Editor. He currently contributes to NEARI’s newsletter, alongside Steve Bengis and Joan Tabachnick. He received NAPN’s “Bright Lights” award at the 2007 conference in Albuquerque. Mr. Prescott is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, and is a Senior Associate and Certified Trainer for the International Center for Clinical Excellence.
Learning Objectives
This training is designed to help you:
  • Review criminal justice treatment outcome literature and discuss implications
  • Learn four motivational interviewing techniques
  • Experience and practice key motivational interviewing skills
  • Learn the four components of the motivational interviewing “spirit” or “mindset”

1 Sponsorship: Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. MHS maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts Continuing Education Credit sponsored by the American Psychological Association. The Global Institute of Forensic Research, provider #1371, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Global Institute of Forensic Research maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 6/8/2022-6/8/2025. Social Workers completing this course receive continuing education credits. Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. MHS maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) has been approved by NAADAC as an approved Continuing Education, Provider No. 144308. Programs that do not qualify for NAADAC credit are clearly identified. MHS maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Global Institute of Forensic Research (GIFR) has been approved by NBCC as an approved Continuing Education provider. ACEP No.6711. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. GIFR is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Global Institute of Forensic Research (GIFR) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0337. Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) 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-0036.

2 Refund/Cancellation Policy: If you wish to request a refund on account of technical difficulties, please contact [email protected].

3 Commercial Supports: Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) reports no conflicts of interest in the development and sponsorship of this training. MHS receives no commercial support for its Continuing Education programs or from its presenters.

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