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Motivational Interviewing and CBT: Combining Strategies for Maximum Effectiveness

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About the Course

This course, based on the text, Motivational Interviewing, and CBT: Combining Strategies for Maximum Effectiveness, is focused on integrating the methods of motivational interviewing (MI) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). The authors present the basics of both interventions and then provide explanations and examples of using them in concert.

This course is based on the book, Motivational Interviewing and CBT: Combining Strategies for Maximum Effectiveness created by Sylvie Naar, PhD, et al. in 2017.

Publication Details

Publication Date: 2017

Course Material Authors

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Sylvie Naar, PhD

Sylvie Naar, PhD, is Professor and a highly regarded behavioral researcher whose focus includes improving the health of minority adolescents. Dr. Naar is involved in research that includes HIV-related self-management among youth, adherence to asthma medication among urban African-American adolescents, diabetes care in minority youth, and alcohol and food consumption in female college students who have experienced dating or sexual violence, among other topics.

Steven A. Safren,PhD, ABPP,

Dr. Safren is the Director of the UM Center for HIV and Research in Mental Health (NIMH-funded Developmental AIDS Research Center D-ARC) and the Health Promotion and Care research program (https://hpac.psy.miami.edu/) where we study health behavior change, with a particular emphasis on mental health and substance use components of HIV prevention and treatment domestically and globally.

Target Audience

This course is recommended for policy makers and health care professionals including psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses seeking to enhance their effectiveness in their work with patients and clients

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Identify how the integration of motivational interviewing (MI) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) can serve as a unified treatment approach to improve mental and physical health.
  2. 2 Examine a wide range of therapeutic applications and associated utility and efficacy evidence for the dual application of motivational interviewing and cognitive behavior therapy
  3. 3 Evaluate the advantages, disadvantages and evidence for the integrated use of MI and CBT across a wide range of mental and physical health concerns.

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