Motivational Interviewing Level 2

Date: 12/9/24 & 12/10/24        Time: 9am-4pm

Contact Hrs: 12                 CEU’s: 12

Advanced strategies for eliciting change talk and advanced OARS will be provided. Participants will hone their skills by participating in experiential exercises with other MI practitioners who will provide strength-based feedback. A working camera and microphone are required for this training.

Method: Lecture, experiential practice, discussion.
Learning Objectives:
• Understand and differentiate between high skill level and low skill level OARS
• Understand and demonstrate advanced strategies to elicit change talk and address verbally aggressive and/or combative behaviors in clients.
• Demonstrate the ability to provide feedback to an MI learner is a manner that facilitates skill development.

Instructor: Brian Serna MA LPCC LADAC MINT, Emily Everhart LMHC MINT
Location: Zoom

Westchester Jewish Community Services is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0101, and by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW0067, and by The New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0313

Please note: To receive CE credits, one must attend the entirety of the class. Partial credit will not be awarded to those who attend only a portion of the class. Therefore, late arrival or an early departure of greater than 10 minutes constitutes not attending a class in its entirety. To document attendance, participants must sign in and out of the class and complete an evaluation at the end of each class.