SOC WK 5604: Motivational Interviewing

Course Description

This course focuses on skill development in Motivational Interviewing (MI), a specific style of interaction used to help clients/patients increase internal motivation to change behavior. The broad objective of this course is to provide social work students with an overview of MI and its application in various domains of social work. The course will include theoretical underpinnings of MI, including a review of research establishing MI as an evidence-based intervention for a number of behavior areas. The course will also review a model of learning MI and provide specific opportunities for students to practice the skill. Students cannot receive credit for bothSOC WK 4604andSOC WK 5604.