DPSY 659 - Motivational Interviewing and Empirically Based Substance Abuse Treatment

2 Credit(s)

This elective course teaches students the basic strategies and techniques of motivational interviewing, as well as acquaints them with other manual-guided approaches to the treatment of addictions. These include motivational enhancement therapy and community reinforcement approach for both adults and adolescents. Prochaska and DiClementi’s transtheoretical approach to the change process, as well as Rogerian and cognitive behavioral principles, are reviewed in connection with the therapeutic strategies they inform. Additionally, students are exposed to the empirical evidence supporting the efficacy and effectiveness of these treatments. The course is largely experiential, with many hands-on exercises, role plays, and other interactive learning techniques.