COVID-19 Update: NYSED Social Work Board Approved Online Self-Study Courses
All our Online Self-Study courses are approved by the NYSED Social Work Board. As per NYSED Office of the Professions Continuing Education Self-Study Course requirements, please note the following updates listed on their official website:
Some regulations restrict licensees to a certain percentage of self-study for continuing education requirements. In response to the evolving situation with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), and for those licensees whose registrations are due to renew March 1, 2020 – January 1, 2022, the Department will grant an adjustment to all licensees to complete up to 100% of the continuing education as self-study, provided that it is taken from a Department-approved provider and is in an acceptable subject area for the specific profession.
About This NYSED Social Work Board Approved Online Self-Study (4-CEUs)
Motivational Interviewing: Finding Our Resilience provides dynamic approaches to engage clients and inspire sustainable lifestyle change. Through stimulating self-reflection, clients will be able to recognize common ‘pit-falls’ and unhelpful thinking styles that can impede their personal growth. Through integrating case vignettes and evidence-based Motivational Interviewing techniques, Practitioners will learn ways to work through patient ambivalence and resistance. Ultimately, Practitioners will enhance their clinical skills, which can be applied to a realm of treatment interventions targeting health behavior changes, not limited to addictions and mental health disorders.
Learning Objectives
- Apply the Pillars of Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Acquire a Skillful Approach to MI
- Explore Patients’ Values and Guiding Philosophies
- Integrate MI in facilitating Health Behavior Changes
- Apply MI to Medication Adherence
- Integrate a MI approach to Addictions and Mental Health Disorders
- Work with Patient Ambivalence
- Manage Patient Resistance and Discordance
About The Instructor
Trélan Nicole Holder, MS, LCSW is a skilled psychotherapist with extensive years of counseling experience in mental health and human services. Trélan attained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from Clark University, her Master of Science Degree in Social Work from Columbia University, and a Certificate in Bioethics and Medical Humanities from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Cardozo Law School. Additionally, her clinical pursuits include: a postgraduate certificate in psychodynamic psychotherapy training from the NYU Institute for Psycho-analytic Education. Trélan is a Senior Lecturer at Columbia University School of Social Work.
Prerequisites
This workshop is open to Licensed Professionals
Continuing Education Units (CEU) Information
4 continuing education hours are available