Healthcare Training Institute - Quality Education since 1979
CE for Psychologist, Social Worker, Counselor, & MFT!!

Course Learning Objectives/Outcomes

By the end of the course, the Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist will be able to:
-Name 6 approaches to use rather than asking "Do you want to go to detox?"
-Name the 4 updated principles as the basis for the MI approach.
-Explain 7 types of change talk that should be reinforced in the counseling session.
-Explain how the word "and" is used to create a complex listening response to a client/patient who states, "I know I should give up drinking, but I can't imagine life without it.
-Describe the danger of the Premature Focus Trap.
-Give an example of how to respond to client/patient sustaining talk that acknowledges it without encouraging it.
-Describe how an Investigative Approach can be used to develop discrepancy with clients.
-Name one technique to strenghten a client/patient's commitment to change.
-Describe a technique to use with the client/patient who blames the referring source and acuses them of an inaccurate perception of the situation.
-List three questions the therapist can ask the significant other to help them feel optimistic about the client’s ability to change.
-Name 5 motivational strategies that can help to maintain a collaborative working alliance with clients while presenting consequences for not participating in mandated treatment.
-List 3 steps in the process of helping clients develop intrinsic motivation.
-Name 5 categories of self-efficacy related to SUDs.



"The instructional level of this course is introductory, intermediate, or advanced depending on the learners clinical area of expertise."