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This is it!
Today we start our fourth and final chapter entitled “Putting it all together”.
We will introduce a simple module of the consultation: engage, focus, evoke, plan and we will put the skills we learnt in previous chapters into it to discuss how to shape conversation towards change.
As usual, test your knowledge with our weekly quiz and join the discussion: share your thoughts on how power imbalance can be managed in your work and how to support autonomy within psychiatric practice.
Once you have gone through this week’s lessons, don't forget to pass our final test to receive your Certificate of Completion!
We would also love to hear more about your experience with us: did you enjoy the course? what did you prefer?
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The third chapter of our course is now online and will focus on “Strategic direction”!
Throughout this week’s videos, you will learn more about how to identify change and sustain talk and how to respond to it. You will also understand the benefits of evocative questions and how to construct them.
Moreover, you will once again have the opportunity to watch MI in action with another role play as we go on to unpick ambivalence into change talk and sustain talk and look at how we can respond to change talk and sustain talk differently to help steer consultation on the direction ...
Read the rest of this topicWe hope you have enjoyed the first Chapter of the course !
It’s now already time to have a look at Chapter 2 “From the Relational to the Technical”.
In this Chapter, you will have the opportunity to watch Motivational Interviewing techniques in action with demonstration role plays and a debrief of the session led by Guy Undrill. You will finish with an interview of David Rosengren, MI trainer and member of the MI Network of Trainers (MINT) and our weekly quiz to assess your progress!
This week’s discussion is also open and we want to know more about your daily practice with patients and how they respond to motivational techniques: join us!
Next stop
will be Chapter 3 “Strategic Direction” - available from Wednesday 12 June.
Happy learning!
Today is the first day of your training on Motivational Interviewing and we warmly thank you for enrolling in this course!
By now, you probably already know a lot more about it thanks to the introductory module “About the Online Course”. If not, go check it out!
You will find more detailed information on the course content and learning objectives, plus you can introduce yourself and meet the other participants in this forum. Don’t forget to fill out our Welcome survey as well before you start the course.
Then it’s time to get to work with Chapter 1 “The Relational ...
Read the rest of this topicThank you for joining us on the EPA E-learning platform!
Did you already subscribe to our next course?
If not, head over to the course presentation page and subscribe today. You will then have access to the course overview, practical information about the course content and can meet your fellow learners in the forum!
Don’t forget to complete our Welcome Survey as well to have access to the videos of Chapter 1: The Relational Foundation from 29 May 2019.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email us through our Contact form.
Happy learning!
It's finally here!
The EPA is very pleased to announce that its second Online Course “Introduction to Motivational Interviewing (MI)” will start on Wednesday 29 May 2019 and is now open for enrolment!
This online course is accessible for free for all EPA paid-up members using their Extranet login (email and password) to connect. A €30 fee will apply for other participants.
Check out our FAQ for more information and subscribe to the course today!

The second EPA online
course “Introduction
to Motivational Interviewing,” aims to give professionals
techniques and ideas that can be used straight away in the workplace
Learners from around the world will be able to understand MI from the ground
up: the spirit of MI, the crucial relational foundation, the key techniques and
how to use the techniques to steer consultations in the direction of positive
change.
Designed for psychiatrists and other mental health professionals, the course will open in
May 2019.
Registrations
will open soon, don’t forget to check our news feed right here for
the latest information!

After the success of its first
online course on Cognitive
Behavioural Therapy, the EPA is thrilled to announce that the
filming of another online course took place in January 0219. This year,
learners from around the world will have the opportunity to gain knowledge
through the new course, An Introduction
to Motivational Interviewing.
To know more about the EPA E-learning programme, go visit www.europsy.net/e-learning/