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A Randomized Trial Investigating Training in Motivational Interviewing for Behavioral Health Providers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2007

Theresa B. Moyers ,
Jennifer K. Manuel ,
Paul G. Wilson ,
Stacey M. L. Hendrickson ,
Wayne Talcott  and
Peter Durand
Theresa B. Moyers*
Affiliation:
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
Jennifer K. Manuel
Affiliation:
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
Paul G. Wilson
Affiliation:
Elmendorf Air Force Base, USA
Stacey M. L. Hendrickson
Affiliation:
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
Wayne Talcott
Affiliation:
Lackland Air Force Base, USA
Peter Durand
Affiliation:
North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System
*
Reprint requests to Theresa B. Moyers, Department of Psychology, Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M., 87131-1161, USA. E-mail: tmoyers@unm.edu
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Abstract

Evidence indicates that workshop training, personalized feedback, and individual consultation can increase competence in motivational interviewing (MI) among highly motivated and skilled substance abuse counselors. Little is known, however, about the translational value of these training strategies for counselors with fewer counseling skills and less stated motivation to learn MI. This study presents evidence from a randomized, controlled trial of 129 behavioral health providers assigned to receive workshop training and enrichments to learn MI. A diverse group of Air Force behavioral health providers working in substance abuse treatment programs were trained in MI and subsequently observed in clinical sessions at 4, 8 and 12 months after training. Results indicate that training was effective in increasing the skill level of these clinicians; however, these gains had decreased by the 4-month follow-up point. Training enrichments in the form of personalized feedback and consultation phone calls did not have an expected, additive effect on clinician skill level. The results of this study lend support to the hypothesis that a greater investment of resources and incentives may be necessary to achieve gains in MI skills for counselors with relatively lower baseline skills than those commonly participating in research studies.

Keywords

Motivational interviewingdisseminationpsychotherapy trainingalcohol misuse

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Research Article
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , March 2008 , pp. 149 - 162
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 2007

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