Help Your Clients Change through MI Techniques
Presented by Bonnie Kaufman, LPCC
Saturday, April 20th 9:00 am to 1:30 pm
4 CEs available
Workshop Description
This is a beginner level course for mental health professionals centered around ways Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques can assist them in their counseling practice. Founded by William Miller, Motivational Interviewing is described as: "A collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication with particular attention to language of change. It is designed to strengthen personal motivation for and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring the person’s own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion."
Throughout the training, we will learn the origin of Motivational Interviewing and its history, discuss how change works, the principles of MI, and the evidence based techniques, and explore challenging examples that will help the clinician visualize Motivational Interviewing in practice.
Educational Goals
This course is meant to gain an understanding of the history and principles of Motivational Interviewing, along with the cycle of change. Participants will learn and practice specific therapeutic techniques related to Motivational Interviewing and discuss challenging situations that may arise with our clients, such as resistance to therapy. Participants will also gain an understanding of best practices regarding the implementation of Motivational Interviewing.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
- Explain how Motivational Interviewing came into formation and how it relates within the history of substance use treatment modalities
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Apply the four main components of the "spirit" of Motivational Interviewing
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Apply Motivational Interviewing techniques to a number of mental health challenges beyond substance abuse treatment
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Discuss the ways Motivational Interviewing can be applied in culturally sensitive ways
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Identify the difference between ambivalence and denial.
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Explain how and why MI is appropriate for brief counseling and assess where clients are in the Stages of Change
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Identify the eight key strategic goals of Motivational Interviewing
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Identify the five principles of Motivational Interviewing, as well as the four processes that guide our treatment
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Identify at least five methods and specialized techniques used in Motivational Interviewing, including wording and examples to illustrate techniques in practice
Presenter Bonnie Kaufman, LPCC
Bonnie Kaufman is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. She holds a Masters in Education with a focus on Mental Health Counseling as well as a specialized Associates Degree in Chemical Dependency. Before moving to the Bay area, Bonnie worked in the Office of Substance Abuse Prevention and Student Support at Fordham University. Currently, she serves as Clinical Training Director for the Graduate Internship Training Program at Bay Area Community Resources. In addition to training new clinicians, she is in private practice where she specializes in littles (5-10), Teens, Tweens, and Parent support, focusing on anxiety, adjustment, gender, and identity issues.
The Zoom link and password are provided in the registration confirmation email after sign-up is completed.
Attendance at the live event in full and completion of the evaluation at the end qualifies for 4 hours of Continuing Education (4 CEUs).
Date: Saturday, April 20
Time: 9:00 to 1:30 pm Pacific (4 hours of training with 30 minutes for breaks)
Cost: $20 for Students/Associates; $59 for Marin CAMFT members and reciprocal members, $69 for non-members.
Location: Online via Zoom. Zoom link sent upon registration.
Additional Information about Marin CAMFT CE Programs
For more information about the Friday Continuing Education Series or about joining the Marin CAMFT Continuing Education Committee, please contact our Director of Programs Norman Hering.
- Continuing Education: This workshop meets the qualifications for 4 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LEPs and/or LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. These CEs will be provided by Marin CAMFT (CAMFT Provider # 56895), which is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs. We regret that at this time we are not able to provide CE units for Licensed Psychologists. Participants must attend the full duration of the program (on Zoom, or in person, per event details above) and complete the course evaluation to receive the CE completion certificate. Marin CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. Contact our Director of Programs at marincountycamftchapter@gmail.com for more information.
- Continuing Education Goal: Marin CAMFT is committed to offering continuing education courses to train LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs to treat any client in an ethically and clinically sound manner based upon current accepted standards of practice.
- Refund Policy: Our refund policy requires a $20 processing fee, and we must be notified in advance of the event if you would like to cancel. We do not provide refunds in case of non-attendance by the registrant. Please contact our Director of Programs at marincountycamftchapter@gmail.com with any questions.
- Request for Accommodations: If you need accommodations for this event, please contact the Director of Programs at marincountycamftchapter@gmail.com.
- Grievance Procedure: Marin CAMFT will respond to complaints in a reasonable, ethical and timely manner, when submitted by program attendees in writing to the Director of Programs.
- Anti-Discrimination Policy: Marin CAMFT shall not discriminate against any individual or group with respect to any service, program or activity based on gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, creed, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, ability, or other prohibited basis. Marin CAMFT does not require attendees to adhere to any particular religion or creed in order to participate in training. Marin CAMFT will not promote or advocate for a single modality of treatment that is discriminatory or likely to harm clients based on current accepted standards or practice.
Continuing education credits are available for attendance in the Zoom presentation. You must stay on the Zoom meeting for the entirety of the training and complete the course evaluation afterward in order to receive a completion certificate. Because of the requirement to attend the training in full, if you attempt to log in to the Zoom late, after the training is already underway, you may not be admitted. Please log onto the event promptly at the listed start time.
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