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Motivational Interviewing

Class Number: SOCSERV 10520191-1 - Motivational Interviewing
Offering Status: Open
Academic Level: Post_Secondary
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Course Description

10-520-191 MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING ...Ascertain fundamental building block skills in Motivational Interviewing. Apply the Spirit and basic Motivational Interviewing interventions in therapeutic sessions. Evaluate performance through real play counseling sessions and personal experience reflections. Recognize ambivalence and motivation to change. Determine differences between sustain and change talk. Apply collaborative goal setting. Determine client direction using focus techniques. Apply reflective practitioner techniques. (Prerequisite: 10-550-206 Intro to Interview & Counsel.)

Course Typically Offered

  • Fall
  • Spring

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What will I learn?

  1. Identify the fundamental building block skills to use in conducting a motivational or basic interview.
  2. Apply the Spirit and basic Motivational Interviewing interventions in therapeutic sessions.
  3. Evaluate performance through real play counseling sessions and personal experience reflections.
  4. Recognize ambivalence and motivation to change.
  5. Determine differences between sustain and change talk.
  6. Apply collaborative goal setting.
  7. Determine client direction using focus techniques.
  8. Apply reflective practitioner techniques.

Class Details

Class Number:
SOCSERV 10520191-1 - Motivational Interviewing
Location:
NWTC Green Bay
Date:
-
Delivery:
In-Person
Term:
2026 Spring Session 2

Class Notes

This class is taught through a combination of in-person and online instruction. Students will attend live portions of the class at the dates, times, and location specified. The remaining instruction will be accessed anywhere using internet. For more information regarding this delivery and how to access your class, see www.nwtc.edu/blendedfaq.

Meetings Times

Dates Day(s) / Time Location
3/25/2026 - 5/19/2026 Monday/Wednesday
12:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Green Bay Campus Room CC132

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