ADDS 6025

About This Course

In this course students learn and demonstrate the major concepts of Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). These concepts include understanding the common factors to therapy, the core micro-counseling and interviewing skills, as well as dealing with discord and sustain talk; strategies for identifying, eliciting, and responding to change talk; transitioning into change and negotiating a treatment plan; and supporting and strengthening confidence and commitment. Additional course concepts include components of cognitive behavioral therapy assessment and case formulation, as well as specific cognitive and behavioral interventions.

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Information Subject to Change

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