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Motivational Interviewing: Beginning Skill Mastery

April 5, April 12, April 19, 2022

Must attend all three sessions for full credit

2pm-4pm

Online via Zoom

Difficult behavior change is a challenge faced by individuals of every ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Becoming
equipped with effective methods and skills for assisting individuals in improving their health and well-being is
consistent with many of the values of the Social Work profession especially as services are provided with appropriate cultural humility, recognizing the inherent dignity and worth of each person, and striving to relate to each person in a competent and trustworthy manner that maximizes the likelihood of being able to assist each person to accomplish their change targets.

Objectives:

1. Describe motivational interviewing/motivational enhancement and its 4-phase intervention hierarchy.
2. Describe motivational interviewing's philosophical underpinnings, as reflected in its 5 core principles.
3. Identify and avoid 6 major traps that would interfere with helping ambivalent clients change.
4. Describe the 5 basic tools/skills of motivational interviewing.
5. Apply motivational interviewing skills in early engagement, information exchange, and initiation of a plan of action with a client.
6. Identify additional information and resources regarding developing Motivational Interviewing/Motivational Enhancement skills.

Registration is required. Walk-ins WILL NOT be permitted. Register to ensure your attendance.

By joining us at this event, attendees consent to Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network's Detroit Wayne Connect photographing, videotaping and using your image and likeness.

-SOCIAL WORKERS: 2 continuing education credits are approved for this training.

-QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (QMHP): These event hours meet the MDHHS training requirement for QMHP staff.

Children's Mental Health Professionals (CMHP): These event hours meet the MDHHS training requirement for CMHP staff.

Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP): These event hours meet the MDHHS training requirement for QIDP staff.

-TRAINING HOURS: This event will count toward the annual training hours required by most provider agencies.

If you have individual requirements or need special services to participate in this training, please notify Tinetra Burns at (313) 344-9099 or tburns@dwihn.org. Please make arrangements at least two weeks before the event date.

If you work OUTSIDE of Wayne County there is a nominal $15.00 registration fee to attend this training. Please pay prior to your arrival by entering your credit card information when the registration process asks for it. You may also bring a company check or money order for the full amount with you to the registration table at the event as well. All checks/money orders can be made out to ‘DWIHN’. Receipts will be available upon request.

Substitutions are permitted at any time. No Shows will be billed at the same rate. Cancellations must be received in writing no later than 7 business days prior to the training to asmith1@dwihn.org in order to obtain a full refund. If cancellation is received less than 7 days prior to the training, no refund will be issued.