Motivational Interviewing: A Comprehensive Training (Las Vegas): IN-PERSON CLASS

This training is brought to you In Collaboration with CASAT Learning and the Pacific Southwest

ROTA-R

In this two day training we will cover in the ins and outs of motivational interviewing. We will have time for discussion, practice, and videos. We'll cover MI theory, concepts, and applications. Come join us and move from "doing a little MI," to a broader understanding of how MI guides humanistic practice over the full course of treatment. We will cover how to track and maintain therapeutic alliance, how to use empathy to move toward change, how to build discrepancy rather than confront - coming alongside the challenge rather than squaring off with our clients. Learn this humanistic modality and help people face life's challenges on their own terms.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this two-day training, participants will be able to:

• Describe the core theory, concepts, and applications of Motivational Interviewing (MI)

• Demonstrate increased confidence and skill in applying MI through discussion, practice, and video observation

• Explain how MI supports a humanistic approach to care throughout the full course of treatment

• Identify strategies for tracking and maintaining a strong therapeutic alliance

• Use empathy as an active tool to support and guide clients toward change

• Practice building discrepancy without confrontation—coming alongside rather than pushing against resistance

• Distinguish between “doing a little MI” and fully integrating MI into one’s clinical or supportive practice

• Support clients in facing life’s challenges on their own terms using a compassionate, collaborative approach

Presenters: Mary Minten, PhD, MFT, CST, LCADC

Date/Time: Thursday, May 1 - Friday, May 2, 2025 | 9:00 AM- 4:30 PM PST

Location: University of Nevada, Reno Extension-Clark County 8050 Paradise Rd #100, Las Vegas, NV 89123

Continuing Education Units: 12 CEUs

*Attendance at both days is required to earn CEUs. No partial credit will given.

This training is approved for continuing education units by the boards listed here

• CASAT has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6492. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CASAT is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This event qualifies for NBCC credit.

• This course has been approved by CASAT, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Reno, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 12 CEUs. NAADAC Provider #98165. CASAT is responsible for all aspects of its programming.

  • This course applies to the following Counselor Skill Groups as defined by NAADAC: Clinical Intake and Screening, Clinical Assessment, Treatment Plan, Counseling Services, Documentation, Case Management, Discharge and Continuing Care.

*This event is funded under a cooperative agreement from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CASAT) (Grant Number H79TI085586). All material, except that taken directly from copyrighted sources, is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted for training purposes without special permission. However, any content used should be attributed to the Pacific Southwest Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center (PS ROTA-R).

Presentation materials are not for reproduction or distribution without specific written authorization. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in our courses are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of CASAT.

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