Counseling Techniques

The Clinician’s Guide to Motivational Interviewing with Co-Founder Dr. Rollnick

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Overview:

Learn Motivational Interviewing directly from co-founder Dr. Stephen Rollnick! Discover how MI can enhance both your clinical impact and your well-being as a provider.

Why is meaningful behavior change so difficult? What actually works to motivate lasting transformation? After four decades of research, Motivational Interviewing (MI) has emerged as one of the most effective, evidence-based approaches for guiding clients toward change. This engaging training explores the “why” behind behavioral resistance and offers practical, compassionate tools you can use immediately in your clinical practice.

Whether you’re supporting clients in making lifestyle shifts, adhering to treatment plans, or navigating ambivalence about critical decisions such as taking medication or vaccines, MI equips you with a collaborative method that fosters trust, autonomy, and real progress. You’ll learn how to move beyond simply giving advice and instead evoke your client’s own motivations for change.

Objectives:

  • Define the core principles and spirit of Motivational Interviewing (MI), including collaboration, evocation, and autonomy support.
  • Demonstrate at least three MI-consistent communication techniques that enhance client motivation for behavior change.
  • Apply MI strategies to common clinical scenarios to reduce resistance and increase client engagement in treatment planning.

Scope and Limitations Disclosure
This course introduces the foundational principles and techniques of Motivational Interviewing (MI) with a focus on enhancing client motivation and engagement in behavior change. It is intended for licensed mental health and healthcare professionals seeking practical tools to apply MI strategies in clinical practice. This training is not a certification program in Motivational Interviewing and does not replace comprehensive MI training or supervised practice. Participants are encouraged to integrate content within their professional scope of practice and in accordance with ethical and licensure guidelines.

Commercial Support Disclosure
Dr. Stephen Rollnick is the co-author of multiple publications on Motivational Interviewing. Relevant concepts from these works may be referenced during the training; however, there is no requirement to purchase any additional products or services to complete this course. No other relevant financial relationships or commercial support have been disclosed.

Course materials are only available to enrolled students.

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    Dr. Stephen Rollnick

    Stephen Rollnick, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, co-founder of motivational interviewing, and Honorary Distinguished Professor in the School of Medicine, Cardiff University, WALES. He was a practising psychologist for 16 years, and then became a teacher and researcher on the subject of communication.  He has written books on Motivational Interviewing (Miller & Rollnick, 1991; 2001; 2012),  Health Behaviour Change (Rollnick, Mason & Butler, 1999) Motivational Interviewing in Healthcare (Rollnick, Miller & Butler, 2007; 2022).  His main interest is in challenging consultations in hospital and primary care settings.  He has published widely in scientific journals and has taught practitioners in many countries and continents.  He has retired from his academic career and now focuses on vaccine confidence, voluntary counselling work, and the integration of MI into different settings, for example, in schools and sport. He grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, and lives in Cardiff, Wales, UK.  

National Approvals

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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. 

Psychologists — American Psychological Association (APA)

E Care Behavioral Health Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. E Care Behavioral Health Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

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State Approvals

States that Accept ASWB-ACE Approved Providers

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DelawareDistrict Of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinois
IndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMaryland
MassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraska
NevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhio
OklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennessee
TexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsin
Wyoming      

States that Accepts NBCC Approved Courses: 

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticut
DelawareDistrict Of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIndiana
IowaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMissouriNew HampshireNew Jersey
New MexicoOhioOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth Dakota
TennesseeTexasVermontVirginiaWashingtonWisconsin 

Notes:

  • 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

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasDelawareHawaiiIndiana
KentuckyMaineMassachusettsMinnesotaMontanaNevadaNew Jersey
New JerseyNew MexicoNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOregonRhode IslandTennessee
VermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWisconsinWyoming

States that Accept APA Approved Providers

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaDelawareDistrict Of Columbia
FloridaGeorgiaIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansas
KentuckyLouisianaMarylandMassachusettsMinnesotaMississippiMissouri
MontanaNebraskaNew JerseyNew MexicoNorth DakotaOhioOklahoma
PennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaTennesseeUtahVermontVirginia
WashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming   

Note: Please note that Individual Board Rules are subject to potential changes. The approval and acceptance details we furnish are accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of documentation.

Should you have any inquiries or uncertainties not addressed by the provided information, it’s advisable to consult your State Regulatory Board. Ultimately, the decision of whether your license renewal credit hours are accepted or denied rests with you.

Georgia Addiction Counselor: E Care BHI is recognized by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia as an approved education provider for Addiction Counselors (ADACBGA) #19-12-17-1212.

Florida Addiction Counselor: E Care BHI is recognized by the Florida Certification Board as an approved education provider for Addiction Counselor (FCB) #5387-A.

Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy & Mental Health Counseling: The Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy & Mental Health Counseling accepts courses from ASWB & NBCC approved providers. E Care Behavioral Health Institute is an ASWB and NBCC approved provider.

Oklahoma Addiction Counselor: E Care BHI is recognized by the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors as an approved education provider for Addiction Counselors (OBLADC) #20220136.

Oklahoma Board of Behavioral Health Licensure: E Care BHI is an approved CE provider for LPC & LMFT

Ohio Addiction Counselor: E Care BHI is recognized by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board as an approved education provider for Addiction Counselor (OCDP)#50-29024

The Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board accepts courses from ASWB & NBCC approved providers. E Care Behavioral Health Institute is an ASWB and NBCC approved provider.

VA Mental Health Employee: E Care BHI VA COMMERCIAL VENDOR # 81-3353387-01

California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP): E Care BHI is recognized by the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) Provider Number OS-22-344-0526

Connecticut Certification Board CCB Approved): E Care BHI is recognized & approved by the Connecticut Certification Board.

Texas Certification Board (TCB): E Care Behavioral Health Institute is recognized by the Texas Certification Board as an approved education provider. Number 2041-19

South Carolina E Care Behavioral Health Institute is recognized by the Professional Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists licensing board as an approved education provider Provider #4628

New York (MHC) E Care Behavioral Health is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0277

New York (SW) E Care Behavioral Health Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0745

Who This Training is For:

This program is intended for mental health professionals such as Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Addiction Counselors, & MFT’s. Psychologists are encouraged to verify if this specific course meets their board’s approval requirements.

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