This course has a prerequisite(s). By enrolling, you are agreeing that you have completed all prerequisite courses as described in the Colorado Handbook for Addiction Counselors (CAC). Refunds for course purchases are not available. | Prerequisite: Addiction Counseling Skills

Motivational Interviewing

  • Author: Thea Wessel
  • Level: CAT
  • Study time: 21 hours
  • Prerequisite: Addiction Counseling Skills
  • 1-day live practice module must be 
    scheduled after online course materials are completed.
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     This course must be completed within 3 weeks after starting the course.

    Motivational Interviewing (21 hrs) Course Description

    “Motivational interviewing is a client‐centered collaborative style of conversation designed to strengthen a person’s motivation for and commitment to change. MI is counselor‐guided in that the counselor is skilled at managing ambivalence, eliciting change‐talk and honoring the client’s autonomy about taking the next step toward a commonly agreed-upon goal” (Miller & Rollnick, 2014). Motivational Interviewing is an evidenced-based counseling approach used to assist individuals to identify their readiness, willingness, and ability to make change. The MI approach to counseling is
    integrated into all levels of addiction training and to support clinical supervision of motivational interviewing as a counseling style.
    Please verify that you have completed all pre-requisites for this course before enrolling. Refunds are not available for purchased courses.
    Prerequisite: Addiction Counseling Skills
    Meet the instructor

    Thea Wessel

    Thea has been working in the mental health and addictions field for fifteen years and has worked with individuals with trauma, adverse life experiences, and the shame these kinds of experiences can have on their day-to-day experience. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Addictions Counselor (LAC) and has a Masters Addiction Certificate (MAC) and National Cert. for Adolescent Addiction Counselor (NCAAC). Her goal in therapy is to encourage and challenge individuals to become the best they desire to be.