Healthcare Training Institute - Quality Education since 1979
CE for Psychologist, Social Worker, Counselor, & MFT!!

Course Learning Objectives/Outcomes

By the end of the course, the Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist will be able to:
-Name 6 approaches to use rather than asking "Do you want to go to detox?"
-Name the 4 updated principles as the basis for the MI approach.
-Explain 7 types of change talk that should be reinforced in the counseling session.
-Explain how the word "and" is used to create a complex listening response to a client/patient who states, "I know I should give up drinking, but I can't imagine life without it.
-Describe the danger of the Premature Focus Trap.
-Give an example of how to respond to client/patient sustaining talk that acknowledges it without encouraging it.
-Describe how an Investigative Approach can be used to develop discrepancy with clients.
-Name one technique to strenghten a client/patient's commitment to change.
-Describe a technique to use with the client/patient who blames the referring source and acuses them of an inaccurate perception of the situation.
-List three questions the therapist can ask the significant other to help them feel optimistic about the client’s ability to change.
-Name 5 motivational strategies that can help to maintain a collaborative working alliance with clients while presenting consequences for not participating in mandated treatment.
-List 3 steps in the process of helping clients develop intrinsic motivation.
-Name 5 categories of self-efficacy related to SUDs.
-Name 3 approaches to goal sampling that may be helpful for clients who are not committed to abstinence as a change goal.
-Describe 5 strategies that can be used by the therapist to allow the client/patiet to identify and discuss possible barriers to action.
-List 4 things that should be included in the coping plan to help the client stabilize actual change in their substance use behavior.
-Describe a technique the therapist can use to reinforce the client’s commitment to engaging in coping strategies as an alternative to substance use.
- List 5 components of Relapse Prevention Counseling.
-Name 5 strategies a therapist can use to successfully blend MI and CBT in SUD Treatment.



"The instructional level of this course is introductory, intermediate, or advanced depending on the learners clinical area of expertise."