Implementation Model for Motivational Interviewing Training in a Community College Human Services Program

Authors

Maureen Doyle, CUNY La Guardia Community CollegeFollow
Juline Koken, CUNY La Guardia Community CollegeFollow
Karla Chinchilla, CUNY School of Public Health
Landon Ranchor, CUNY Hunter CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2023

Abstract

Motivational interviewing (MI) is an evidence-supported style of communication used across many fields of human services, including addiction treatment, social work, healthcare, education, and criminal justice. MI can be utilized by a variety of human service professionals and requires no special licensure or educational degree. In 2016, our Human Services program at LaGuardia Community College, CUNY began to implement MI training as a core part of our curriculum to provide students with this micro-credential to increase their career readiness. This paper outlines our ongoing approach for implementing MI in a community college human services program, including the training model we used for preparing faculty and staff to implement this approach, as well as some reflections from graduates.

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This article was originally published in Journal of Human Services, vol. 42, no. 2 available at https://doi.org/10.52678/001c.93891

This work is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).