PY715 Motivational Interviewing: Facilitating Behavior Change (1 cr.)

This course introduces students to the theory, principles, and key strategies of motivational interviewing. Students develop skills for using motivational interviewing in a wide variety of settings.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Evaluate the history and the underlying theory of motivational interviewing.
2. Evaluate client ambivalence in working toward change.
3. Apply beginning motivational interviewing skills i to various populations with a variety of behavioral issues.