Motivational Interviewing and Ethical Practices
Date/Time
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Date: Saturday, 4/12/25 Time: 8:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET Location: LIVE STREAM Cost: Early Bird Registration: $74.99 After March 29th registration is $99.99 Credits: 5 CE Credits |
Presenters
Presented by:
Rhonda DiNovo, LMSW, MSW, ADC-IP, Clinical Assistant Professor, MSW Program Coordinator, College of Social Work – University of South Carolina
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 practice approaches in interdisciplinary health and mental health, as well as principles and practices of motivational interviewing and cognitive behavior therapy. Professor 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 crisis. 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. Rhonda was awarded “Professor of the Year” for the College of Social Work at South Carolina by Garnet Media Group in 2024.
Motivational Interviewing and Ethical Practices
8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. ET: Log In / Virtual Networking
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET: Presentation-See event flyer for detailed agenda
COST:
Early Bird Registration: $74.99
After March 29th registration is $99.99
Plus U Member – Free
Continuing Education Credits
Social Workers
ASWB ACE – 3 Clinical and 2 Ethics CE Credits
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 5 Contact Hours
Case Managers
CCMC – 5 Contact Hours
Nurses
California Board of Registered Nursing – 5 Contact Hours
Counselors 5 Contact Hours, including 2 Ethics*
NBCC ACEP – 5 Contact Hours, including 2 Ethics
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 5 Contact Hours
*Some states do not require/accept ethics hours for counselors, for those cases contact hours will be awarded.
Attendance or applied credit certificate available for other credentials.
Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credits.
Overview
Motivational Interviewing is an ethical, effective technique for professionals in many practice settings to engage in meaningful conversations with clients to help facilitate attitude and behavior change. This workshop examines a brief definition and history, theoretical framework, style and spirit, process, and techniques of motivational interviewing. The workshop 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.
By Attending Our Workshop, You Will Be Able To:
- Recall the basic terminology and framework of motivational interviewing
- Examine the meaning of using style and spirit with motivational interviewing techniques
- Demonstrate an understanding of the motivational interviewing process
- Discover basic techniques for using motivational interviewing in each process step
- Identify and evaluate how biases and diversity influence Motivational Interviewing practice
- Examine the practice of reflection, self-monitoring and regulation to ensure ethical practice in
Motivational Interviewing