ODL 311: Motivational Interviewing with Ethical Principles

Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credit for an asynchronous course. Some state boards may place restrictions regarding the modality of training required for ethics credits to be awarded. If this training indicates ethics credits are available, please verify that your state allows them to be earned through an on-demand course format.

1 CREDIT HOUR APPROVED FOR:

Social Workers
ASWB ACE – 1 Ethics CE Credit
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 1 Contact Hour
Psychologists
APA – 1 CE Credits
Counselors- 1 Ethics Hour or 1 Contact Hour*
NBCC ACEP – 1 Contact Hour
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 1 Contact Hour
Addiction Professionals
NAADAC – 1 Contact Hour
Nurses
California Board of Registered Nursing –1 Contact Hour
Case Managers
CCMC – 1 Ethics Hour

* Some states do not require/accept ethics hours for counselors, for those cases contact hours will be awarded.

Created On: 11/8/24 Revised On: 10/12/25

Target Audience:

This course is targeted for social workers, psychologists, counselors, nurses and case managers.

Counselor Skill Groups: 

4. Counseling Services
8. Legal, Ethical and Professional Development

Overview:

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a goal-oriented, collaborative process to help facilitate desired changes in thoughts and behaviors.  This unique method can be applied across many practice settings and helps the client to look within themselves to spark change.  This workshop examines a brief definition and history, theoretical framework, style and spirit, process, and techniques of MI.  In addition, it also explores how biases and diversity influences behavior and services, and provides tools for reflection, self-monitoring and regulation to manage personal values and maintain professional standards of practice.  Don’t miss this engaging training that can provide tools to help sharpen your skills in your day-to-day practices. 

Course Objectives:

By the end of the session – the participant will be able to:

• Describe the practice of reflection, self-monitoring and regulation to ensure ethical practice in Motivational Interviewing
• Apply the basic terminology and framework of Motivational Interviewing
• Discover the meaning of using style and spirit with Motivational Interviewing techniques

Presenter:

Rhonda DiNovo serves as Clinical Assistant Professor, MSW Program Coordinator, and Coordinator of the Graduate Drug and Addictions Studies Certificate Program in the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina. She teaches students important theoretical and practical approaches in interdisciplinary health and mental health, as well as principles and practices of motivational interviewing and cognitive behavior therapy. DiNovo also serves as Field Supervisor and Director of the West Columbia Outreach Program, a police social work outreach service offered through the West Columbia Police Department that provides brief screening, assessment and referral to treatment services and community resources to those in mental health and substance use crises. Prior to becoming a full-time faculty member in the College of Social Work, Rhonda served three years as Director of Substance Abuse Prevention and Education for USC and eight years as Prevention Specialist for adolescents and their families at LRADAC.