Training Clinicians in Motivational Interviewing

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Substance Abuse

In brief

This study aims to train Substance Abuse Treatment Clinicians in the use of Motivational Interviewing techniques through live supervision.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01065480

Run by

New York State Psychiatric Institute

People needed

91

Starts

2010-03-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-12-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Clinician, aged 18 to 75, employed in good standing at least 50% time at a licensed substance abuse treatment program.
• Carries a regular caseload of patients or clients for whom he/she serves as primary therapist.
• Interested in learning Motivational Interviewing and willing to follow treatment guidelines and training protocol, including random assignment to groups.
• Willing and able to attend a 2 day workshop, to tape subsequent sessions with patients for evaluation of MI skillfulness by Training Team members and raters, and to participate in supervision, including taping of sessions for review by Training Team members and raters and/or having supervisor listen to, and comment on, live sessions.

You may not qualify if…

• Planning to terminate employment at the current treatment program within the next six months.
• Has received credentialing as a Motivational Interviewing trainer, or served as a Motivational Interviewing or Motivational Enhancement Therapy therapist in a clinical trial which provided feedback on MI skill.
• Has received formal training in Motivational Interviewing within the last three months

Where it is running

• New York State Psychiatric Institute — New York, New York, United States

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