Course Title:	Retired ~ Motivating the Substance Affected Client for Change
	Category:	4
	Credits:	1
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	Objectives:	At the completion of this program, participants should be able to: • Describe the philosophy of motivational interviewing • Use motivational interviewing techniques in assessing a client’s needs • Utilize Stages of Change in identifying the client’s readiness to change • Integrate Elements of Change in helping clients move forward in their motivation • Develop skills to manage client counter-motivation
	Description:	This course will address practical and evidence-based methods for assessing the client’s readiness to change and ways to assist the client in moving forward with healthy change. Keywords: Addictions, Motivational Interviewing, Substance Abuse, Stages of Change, Elements of Change
		Approval Bodies: Professional Development Florida Dept. of Health (Board of Social Work, Marriage & Family, Mental Health Counseling) NAADAC, National Association for Addiction Professionals National Board for Certified Counselors Florida Board of Nursing Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education (ACE) California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) CAADE - California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators Connecticut Certification Board, Inc. Pennsylvania Certification Board Florida Board of Psychology California Board of Registered Nursing California Association of DUI Treatment Programs (CADTP) Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board 2023 Illinois Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association, Inc. 03/20-22 (C) Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board 2022 Illinois Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association, Inc. 03/22-24 (AC).