About the Course

Important: In order to attend, you must have basic knowledge of the skills, techniques and spirit of motivational interviewing. The course consists of 2 hours of pre and post-work, and 2 hours of a live Zoom session.

Who Should Take This Course

This course was created for community health workers who have some knowledge of basic motivational interviewing skills and who want to practice basic and intermediate skills in a supportive environment. 

Recommended Knowledge

If you have not attended a course on motivational interviewing in the past, we highly recommend that you take an introductory online course. Basic terms will not be reviewed during the live session, and you may not receive credit for the course if you are unable to participate. We have listed two options below that you can take if you are unfamiliar with motivational interviewing. 

• How do I Help my Clients Make Changes to Improve Their Health?: This course was created for CHWs who work in a variety of fields.
• Introduction to Motivational Interviewing: This course is adapted from the previous one and is geared towards those who work in the HIV field.

Course Completion

• The pre-work and post-work are required.
• The instructor-led portion of the course on Zoom is highly interactive, and learners must participate to complete it.
• Participants who arrive to the Zoom session without a microphone will be not be able to participate in the training and will be deactivated from the course. Please reach out ahead of time to make arrangements if you have never used your microphone on Zoom. No exceptions will be made on the day of the Zoom session
• Learners who do not complete all sections by one week after the session date will not receive credit.

Objectives

By the end of this training, participants will have an opportunity to:

• Code exemplar MI sessions for effective use of OARS
• Practice ‘Defusing Discord’ (formerly ‘Rolling with Resistance’)
• Practice OARS techniques in role plays, based on current skill (novice vs advanced)
• Practice crafting complex reflections for hypothetical client statements

What you will need:

• Internet connection
• Audio and video capability
• The live portion of this training will be conducted over Zoom. Participants will view the computer screen and use their webcams and microphones to interact.

Continuing Education

CHW

After successfully completing the course, learners may receive 4 hours of DSHS certified CHW CEUs. This includes 1 hour Knowledge Base, 1 hour Capacity Building Skills, 2 hours Interpersonal Skills.

Cardea is approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services to provide continuing CHW hours in Texas, Certification #44.