Integrating Motivational Interviewing with CBT - advanced (ONLINE)

This is an advanced course and prerequisites are prior training in MI and CBT. Neither of these prerequisites must be through CBT Australia but a moderate level of expertise is expected.

Join CBT Australia and international author, Raymond Chip Tafrate, Ph.D., for fast-paced, interactive, virtual learning sessions that will provide you with the advanced knowledge and tools to engage challenging cases. The most efficient way to develop new skills is through practice -- learning by doing. Therefore, this workshop highly interactive, incorporating structured learning activities including case examples, audio/video-recorded work samples, small group exercises, and “real”-plays. Class sizes are limited to allow for practice opportunities in a virtual learning environment. The goal is for you to be able to transfer and incorporate newly learned knowledge and skills into your real-world interactions.

The materials covered are applicable to a range of professionals such as psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, psychiatric nurses, graduate students, case managers, probation/parole officers, and other professionals working with clients in private practice, outpatient mental health centers, hospitals, day reporting centers, halfway and transitional housing programs, prisons, and probation/parole systems.

Integrating Motivational Interviewing with CBT

Motivational Interviewing (MI), with its client centered focus, can be a valuable addition for increasing client engagement and overall responsiveness to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). While CBT is viewed as a methodology for providing specific tools to help people make changes in distorted/exaggerated thinking patterns and self-defeating behaviours, the emphasis of MI is on eliciting the client’s own motivations regarding change goals. MI discussions typically focus on why and how one might change specific behaviour. The benefits of integrating MI and CBT lies in the potential to enhance engagement, treatment adherence, and reduce dropouts.

In this advanced training course, you will become familiar with several MI-CBT integration strategies:

(a) sequential -- MI as prelude to CBT

(b) stylistic - blending elements of both models to produce a harmonious interaction, and

(c) thinking focused discussions – MI conversations to increase motivation for changing dysfunctional cognitions.

(1) Recognise key distinctions between the MI and CBT models

(2) Learn how blending MI skills with CBT interventions can enhance engagement and collaborative goal setting around self-defeating and destructive behaviours

(3) Practice using MI as a pretreatment discussion to enhance client engagement in CBT activities

(4) Learn to stylistically integrate MI elements into CBT discussions to create a softer CBT delivery style

(5) Become skilled at having MI conversations focused on cognitions proposed by CBT models to underlie human disturbance

* All participants will receive prereading assignments to supplement the material presented in the course

One day workshop

Course schedule: 9am - 2pm (times are AEDT Melbourne VIC)

Pre-Reading for: Integrating Motivational Interviewing with CBT – advanced, may be purchased at additional fee.

To get the most out of this workshop it is recommended that participants are familiar with the following textbooks.

- Miller, W. R. & Rollnick, S. (2023). Motivational interviewing: Helping People Change and Grow (4th ed.). The Guilford Press.

- O’Kelly, M. (2021). CBT in Action: A Practitioner’s Toolkit (3rd ed.). CBT Australia.

O’Kelly, M. (2021). CBT in Action: A Practitioner’s Toolkit (3rd edition) CBT Australia

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Prerequisite: Prior training in MI and CBT. Neither of these prerequisites must be through CBT Australia but a moderate level of expertise is expected.

Registrations: Registrations submitted less than 10 days prior to commencement of a course are not secured until confirmed with the office by phone or email. Your place is NOT confirmed until payment has been received in full and receipted. If you do not receive a registration confirmation within 7 days of submitting your booking, please phone +61 (0)3 9705 2216.

Cancellation Policy: Notice of cancellation must be received in writing to CBT Australia (e: events@cbtaustralia.com.au)

• within 5 days of event - no credit or refund

• within 6-10 days of event - 50% credit, no refunds

• over 10 days before event - full credit or refund

• credits are valid within 12 months of initial registration

• onus on participant to contact CBT Australia to rebook within 12 months

• withdraw from course after commencement - no certificate, credit, or refund

• registration transferable to another person upon application

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