MI Self Study Course
MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING SELF LEARNING COURSE
Syllabus
Certificate of Completion for 20 hours of CE will be issued at the end of all course
requirements being met. cathycoletraining, inc is a recognized provider for the
Association of Social Work Boards http://www.aswb.org Provider #1177. Social
workers will receive 20 hours of CE. All other professionals should check with their
licensure boards to ascertain acceptance of ASWB CE.
Course Creator and Instructor: Cathy Cole, MSSW, LCSW, Member, Motivational
Interviewing Network of Trainers, Inc., the professional organization for MI trainers. Ms.
Cole has provided Motivational Interviewing Training since 1995. For more information
see http://www.cathycoletraining.com.
Goals
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To provide an introduction to Motivational Interviewing
To reinforce/expand on learning from an initial exposure to MI
To provide an opportunity to see MI applied in a variety of settings
To provide specific practice application of MI
To provide feedback on two practice samples
Course Objectives
 At the end of the Self Study Course, the learner will be able to:
1. Match the Four Processes of Motivational Interviewing (MI) with the
correct concept for each process
2. Differentiate the types of client language
3. Provide an MI consistent response to each type of client language
4. Identify the basic methods of MI: OARS
5. Match Barriers for Listening with a Client Statement Example
6. Produce examples of the Four Processes in their own work
Measured by
 Completion of a written pre/post test
 Completion of all assignments for each module
 Submission of a pre/post taped interview to be evaluated by the course instructor
using the Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity rating scale (MITI)
 Details of the interview sample: participants will record a 20 minute
interview with a client or a friend discussing some area of
ambivalence with behavior change for the person. Suggested
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topics are: exercising regularly, losing weight, getting more sleep,
finding more leisure time, changing a smoking/drinking/eating
pattern.
 If the interview is with a real client, permission to tape per agency
policy must be obtained.
 The interview can be recorded digitally with an MP3 player, on a
phone, etc and submitted via www.yousendit.com
 The interview can be taped on a regular tape recorder and the tape
submitted to Cathy Cole 113 White Oak Way, Chapel Hill, NC
27514.
Core Target Audience:
 Professionals providing counseling regarding behavior change in settings such
as medical, mental health, substance use, discharge planning, home health,
physical/occupational therapy, nutrition counseling, life style change,
management of chronic diseases, parenting, pregnancy, dental.
 Appropriate for professionals with some counseling capability or responsibility
 Appropriate for students in graduate or undergraduate classes for counseling
 Appropriate for professionals considering using Motivational Interviewing in
research
Course Requirements
 Purchase of the Motivational Interviewing video series
http://www.psychotherapy.net/video/motivational-interviewing-series
 Purchase of Motivational Interviewing, Helping People Change, 3 rd edition, Miller
and Rollnick, Guilford, 2013 (www.guilford.com use MINT for a 20% discount)
 Agreement to download Dropbox (a free application http://www.dropbox.com )
for receipt of course modules and feedback from the instructor
 Access to the Internet
 Agreement to complete the course within 8 weeks of onset including pre/post
test; pre/post interviews; post course evaluation; all assignments
Modules
 One: Core Concepts
 Two: Engaging: Spirit, Barriers to Engaging, Affirmations, Reflections
 Three: Focusing
 Four: Evoking: Importance and Confidence
 Five: Recap of Engaging, Focusing, Evoking
 Six: Planning
 Seven: Course completion
Cost for course for multiple users sharing training materials: 3 or more staff members
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$200/participant for course modules, feedback on assignments, MITI scoring for
2 interviews, 30 minute phone consultation/participant at the end of the course.
Motivational Interviewing videos $599 Institutional Version, plus shipping,
purchased via http://www.psychotherapy.net/video/motivational-interviewingseries
MI text $48 with MINT discount plus shipping (agency to determine the number of
copies desired for participants), purchased via www.Guilford.com; when
purchasing put MINT in the discount code box
Refund policy: there is no refund for this course after the course modules have
been transmitted to the participant via Dropbox. Refunds prior to this will be
subject to a $25 processing fee.
Grievances: all grivances should be sent via email to
cathy@cathycoletraining.com within 2 weeks of course onset or within 2 weeks
of the end of the course. Every effort will be made to resolve the grievance.
Cost for individual course
 $350 for course modules, feedback on assignments, MITI scoring for 2
interviews, 30 minute phone consultation at the end of the course.
 Motivational Interviewing videos $200, plus shipping purchased
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via http://www.psychotherapy.net/video/motivational-interviewing-series
MI text $48 with MINT discount plus shipping purchased via www.Guilford.com ;
when purchasing put MINT in the discount code box.
Refund policy: there is no refund for this course after the course modules have
been transmitted to the participant via Dropbox. Refunds prior to this will be
subject to a $25 processing fee.
Grievances: all grivances should be sent via email to
cathy@cathycoletraining.com within 2 weeks of course onset or within 2 weeks
of the end of the course. Every effort will be made to resolve the grievance.
All rights to this course are owned by cathycoletraining,inc. No permission for reproduction
is granted. January 2013.
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