Motivational Enhancement (full course)

PracticeWise, LLC, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PracticeWise, LLC, maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

This course is designed to help you recognize, understand, and apply the Motivational Enhancement.

Course Structure:
This course consists of three online learning modules that include instructional videos and progress questions. The learning modules are followed by a posttest and course evaluation. The Motivational Enhancement Practice Guide is also included with the course. A continuing education certificate is available for download after successful completion of the course.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize Motivational Enhancement as a method for addressing behavior change through discussion of benefits and drawbacks of a behavior and development of a plan for making small changes.
• Describe the essential components of Motivational Enhancement.
• Understand how Motivational Enhancement can be used to increase reflection, efficacy, and commitment about behavior change.
• Illustrate how the essential elements of Motivational Enhancement can be applied across problem areas to influence behavior change.

Course Components:

• Practice Guide
• Pretest
• Instructional videos
• Review questions
• Posttest
• Course evaluation
• Continuing education certificate

Continuing Education:
1.25 credits

Course Format:
Online distance learning

Course Requirements:

• Completion of the course pretest, instructional videos, and review questions
• Completion of the course posttest with at least 8 our of 10 items correct
• Completion of the course evaluation

Target Audience:
Psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and others who want to advance their professional skills

Instructional Level:
Introductory, intermediate

Faculty:
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