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MI, 4th Edition – Concepts to Practice: Training of Trainers (ToT) Opportunity

Introduction

This Motivational Interviewing (MI) Training of Trainers will build a collaborative infrastructure of MI Trainers to expand adoption and implementation of the practice of MI based on the Fourth Edition of the Miller & Rollnick book, Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change and Grow.

Approved applicants must attend 12 hours of training over the course of two, 6-hour, in-person training days. Please note there will be a 4-hour prerequisite online assignment, to be completed prior to the ToT. A certificate of completion must be received prior to the ToT to attend.

Upon completion of the ToT, trainers will be able to:
  • Describe and train the relationship and distinctions between an MI-consistent approach and the practice of Motivational Interviewing (MI).
  • Illuminate the essential role ambivalence plays during the practice of MI.
  • Support the adoption and implementation of an MI-consistent approach and the intentional and selective use of the practice of MI.
  • Guide a variety of practice activities that appeal to the needs and various learning styles of adult learners.
Two Locations:

NYC:
July 20th and 21st, 9am-4pm, OASAS NYC Offices, 501 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10018

Albany:
August 3rd and 4th, 9am-4pm, OASAS Albany Office, 1450 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203

Applications are due by July 8th. Candidates will be notified of their acceptance by July 10th.
Application Survey Questions:
Applicant Information:
First name:(Required.)
Middle name or initial:
Last name:(Required.)
Pronouns:(Required.)
Address:
Address 2
City/Town:
State/Province:
Zip/Postal code:
Email address (personal):(Required.)
Telephone number:
Employment Information:
Job title:(Required.)
Employer name:(Required.)
Street address:(Required.)
City, state, zip code:(Required.)
Employer county(Required.)
Work email:(Required.)
Work phone:(Required.)
Please choose your primary work setting:(Required.)
Please describe your highest level of education (choose one):(Required.)
Please check all current credentials/licenses(Required.)
Since this is a Training of Trainers program, there is an expectation that applicants will have significant (at least 2 years) experience training addiction, prevention, or healthcare professionals. Prior training experience in MI is preferred.
Please provide the names and dates of three courses you have trained within the last two years. 
Name and date - course #1(Required.)
Name and date - course #2(Required.)
Name and date - course #3(Required.)
Please describe any professional experience or experience as a trainer you have in the prevention, treatment, and/or recovery of substance use, and/or motivational interviewing (MI). Include the following:
  • Years of experience.
  • Description of duties performed including a description of time spent in each area.
  • Description of work setting (i.e., residential, outpatient, prevention, hospital, medical clinic, school, etc.).
(Required.)
Please use the space below to write a brief essay (200 words or less) of why you are interested in this Training of Trainers, what personal experience and knowledge you can contribute to the training, and your plan for implementing MI in your community:(Required.)
Please choose one:(Required.)
Individual & Organizational Agreement for Inclusion in the ToT

If selected to participate in the MI Training of Trainers (ToT) program, I agree to the following:(Required.)
By submitting this survey, I attest that I will fulfill the obligations stated in "Individual and Organizational Agreement for Inclusion in the ToT."(Required.)
Thank you! We will review the applications and notify applicants by July 10th.
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