Friday, October 4th
12:00 PM EST – 3:15 PM EST
Overview:
Motivational Interviewing is one of the most studied and effective modalities for helping clients resolve ambivalence and achieve the changes they would like to see in their lives around substance use. A transdisciplinary skill, motivational interviewing (MI) can increase the effectiveness of anyone in a direct-contact role with others, including healthcare professionals, business managers, and psychotherapists.
Attendees will learn the core philosophies of MI, with strategies to both engage with new patients and evoke intrinsic motivation for behavior change. Specific interventions will be discussed related to enhancing client motivation for change related to using and misusing substances.
In this presentation, Dr. Aaron Weiner will incorporate exercises and activities to apply new concepts with the presenter, and will also prepare attendees to continue to practice and improve their MI techniques on their own in the future.
Objectives:
- Apply the four (4) components of Motivational Interviewing Spirit / Philosophy
- Practice the OARS+I approach to forming therapeutic rapport and evoking intrinsic motivation
- Practice three (3) or more specific strategies to elicit preparatory or mobilization “change talk” from clients
Course materials are only available to enrolled students.
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Dr. Aaron Weiner
Dr. Aaron Weiner is a board-certified psychologist, addiction specialist, and the Executive Vice President of the Prevention Research Institute. A leading voice on addiction, prevention, and drug policy, his expertise stems from years of integrating current research into systems-level interventions, educational programming, and clinical practice workflows. A past president of the Society of Addiction Psychology, Dr. Weiner serves as an addiction policy advisor for the American Psychological Association and sits on the Science Advisory Board for the Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions. His insights have been featured in Newsweek, USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, The Guardian, Psychology Today, and The New York Times.
National Approvals
eCare BHI, as the accredited and approved sponsor, maintains responsibility for all the programs and must abide by each board’s continuing education guidelines.

Professional Counselors — The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute has been approved by NBCC as an approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No. 6703. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. E care Behavioral Health Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Addiction Professionals — NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute is officially on file with NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) as an Approved Education Provider. They are formally known as NAADAC Provider #139138. Please note that E care Behavioral Health Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

Social Workers — Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute, #1706, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. E Care Behavioral Health Institute maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 06-03-2020 – 06-03-2026.

CE Broker
CE Broker is a continuing education tracking system in which licensees track their compliance and report their completed CE hours credit (CE Broker Tracking #50-33336)
State Approvals
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States that Accepts NBCC Approved Courses: |
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Tennessee | Texas | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin |
- Nevada CPC’s and MFT’s accept ASWB-approved training
- North Dakota Board Of Counselor Examiners LAPC and LAPCS accept ASWB approved training
- Rhode Island Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists MHC’s accept ASWB approved training
- Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council LPC and LPCS accept ASWB approved training
- Utah Division of Professional Licensing – CMHC’s accept ASWB approved training
- Washington State Department of Mental Health MHC’s accept ASWB approved training
- Wisconsin Council on Mental Health LPCS accepts ASWB-approved training
States that Accept NAADAC Approved Providers |
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States that Accept APA Approved Providers |
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Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming |