1 Hour Webinar Training with Stephen R. Andrew, LCSW, LADC, CCS

PRESENTATION: This is an introduction to the evidence and practice-based clinical method of motivational interviewing (MI). After orientation to the underlying spirit and principles of MI, practical exercises help participants to strengthen empathy skills, recognize and elicit client change talk, and roll with resistance. The use of client assessment feedback in MI is explained. Research evidence is reviewed for the efficacy of MI and for the importance of the worker and the client relationship in positive outcomes.

1. Participants will be able to:
2. Describe three aspects of the spirit of motivational interviewing
3. Explain the difference between MI and client-centered
4. Recognize the ability to respond to clients with empathic reflective statements
5. Identify change talk within client speech
6. Recognize open questions designed to elicit change talk
7. Provide an empathic summary statement collecting change talk
8. Describe a procedure to screen potential counselors for empathic skill

REGISTRATION FEE: *NHADACA Members: Free, *Non-Members $15. 1 NBCC hour included. For registration information contact: 603-225-7060 or training@nhadaca.org

1 Contact Hour Available

CRSW Performance Domains: 1-4

LADC/MLADC Categories of Competence: 6-8, 11, 15-18

CPS Domains: 2 & 6

NBCC: LICSW/L-MFT/LCMHC (Category A) & Psychologist (Category A) NH Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No 6754. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NHADACA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

This training is financed under a contract with the State of NH, Department of Health and Human Services, with funds provided in part by the State of NH and/or such funding sources as were available or required, e.g., the United States Department of Health and Human Services.