Description:
OPD Points: 5
Motivational Interviewing (MI), with its client centered focus, can be a valuable addition for increasing client engagement and overall responsiveness to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). While CBT is viewed as a methodology for providing specific tools to help people make changes in distorted/exaggerated thinking patterns and self-defeating behaviours, the emphasis of MI is on eliciting the client’s own motivations regarding change goals. MI discussions typically focus on why and how one might change specific behaviour. The benefits of integrating MI and CBT lies in the potential to enhance engagement, treatment adherence, and reduce dropouts.In this advanced training course, you will become familiar with several MI-CBT integration strategies:(a) sequential — MI as prelude to CBT(b) stylistic – blending elements of both models to produce a harmonious interaction, and(c) thinking focused discussions – MI conversations to increase motivation for changing dysfunctional cognitions.Provided that all requirements are met, including 100% attendance and successful completion of an online assessment the Certificate of Attendance for Intergrating Motivational Interviewing with CBT – advanced will be awarded at the conclusion of the course.  The assessment of the content of the course must be undertaken to enable the awarding of OPD points.
Key Learning Objectives / Outcomes:
The online, live, and interactive workshop Integrating Motivational Interviewing with CBT – advanced is over one day:Thursday 17th October  9:00am – 2:00pmDates/Times are Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)Breaks: one 20-minute break Online via Zoom platform (no additional cost involved)This is an advanced course and prerequisites are prior training in MI and CBT. Neither of these prerequisites must be through CBT Australia but a moderate level of expertise is expected.Â
Presenter / Provider:
Raymond Chip Tafrate, Ph.D
Presenter Qualifications:
Raymond Chip Tafrate, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Central Connecticut State University. He is on the advisory board of the forensic special interest group for the Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, the editorial board for Criminal Justice and Behaviour, a Fellow and Supervisor at the Albert Ellis Institute in New York City, and a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers.Dr. Tafrate frequently consults with criminal justice agencies and programs and community mental health centres and has trained thousands of professionals to work more effectively with adolescents and adults with difficult-to-change problems such as anger dysregulation and criminal behaviour.He has presented his research throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.His most recent books are:The practitioner’s guide to anger management: Customizable interventions, treatments, and tools for clients with problem anger (2019; New Harbinger/Impact)Anger management for everyone (2nd ed.): Ten proven strategies to help you control anger and live a happier life (2019; New Harbinger/Impact)CBT with justice-involved clients: Interventions for antisocial and self-destructive behaviors (2018; Guilford Press)Forensic CBT: A handbook for clinical practice (2014; Wiley)
