This is a hybrid event. The event will be hosted at BCMD (10255 Old Columbia Rd., Columbia, MD, 21046) and broadcast online with a link provided upon purchase of admission.
Description:
Change is the name of the game for therapy and change is hard. Although clients may be asking for a change when they come to therapy there is typically some ambivalence. While it is easy to write off a client as unmotivated there are things that a therapist can do or not do that can either enhance the motivation to change or limit the client’s motivation to change. This CE will help participants understand some of these.
Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will be aware of the stages of change as identified in the transtheoretical model.
2. Given a case study participants will be able to identify the stage of change illustrated and some specific techniques for helping that person.
3. Participants will be able to identify what is meant by OARS
4. Given a case study participants will be able to craft an open-ended question, an affirmation, two reflections and a summary statement.
5. Participants will be able to identify at least one way they can use these principles with someone on their case load.
Speaker Bio:
Dan Stinchcomb has been a Licensed Professional Counselor since 1999. Before Maryland established this licensure he practiced as a member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. He received a B.A. from Oklahoma Baptist University in Psychology and Religion, a Masters of Religious Education with a focus in Adult Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Northeastern Oklahoma State University. Following several years of serving on a church staff in the area of Discipleship he began his career in Counseling first at Prince George’s Baptist Association Counseling Center, that eventually became a part of CentrePointe, Johns Hopkins Bayview Community Psychiatry and Carroll and Howard Counties Health Departments before coming to CentrePointe part time in 2009 and full time in 2013. Dan works with Couples, individuals as well as clients with both addiction and mental health issues.
Event Timeline:
9:30-9:45: Introductions and Objectives
9:45-10:45: The transtheoretical model and its impact on change
10:45- 11:00: Break
11:00-12:00: The basics of Motivation Interviewing and how to use in in helping clients change
12:00-12:15 --Discussion on how to use this with actual clients
12:15-12:30 —Q & A Evaluations
