On Friday 2/22/13, Dr. Rose will be delivering a workshop on Motivational Interviewing and Health Behavior Change, as part of the Masters Series in Clinical Practice, jointly sponsored by the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology and Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School.  Information on the workshop may be obtained here:  https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=MSPP&WebCode=EventDetail&evt_key=bb284b20-db25-4c0e-9ae2-8c3b180271ae

With my colleagues at Brown University School of Medicine, I have been developing a series of self-paced training modules that focus on the mastery of key MI skills.  The first three modules will address reflective listening, rolling with resistance, and collaborative teaching, respectively.  We will be pilot testing these modules with pediatricians, patient centered medical home staff, and psychiatric rehabilitation counselors.  Our goal is to refine MI training methods to allow for the acquisition of specific skill-sets with immediate applicability ...

The 3^rd edition of Miller & Rollnick’s Motivational Interviewing textbook has just been released by Guilford Press.  This edition includes major revisions of the theory of MI, with the introduction of a four processes model of MI, emphasizing the key roles of engagement, focusing, evocation, and planning in motivational interviewing.  The text includes hundreds of lines of dialog between practitioner and client as well as numerous techniques and interventions with direct application to health behavior change.  Please see our resources ...