CEU Institute Session: Meet the Moment Method: Integrating Motivational Interviewing and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

Description:

Beyond the genetic, geographical, and class lottery of luck, people can improve their lives through taking life-serving actions. Motivational Interviewingand Acceptance & Commitment Therapy offer perspectives on how to help people take life-serving steps. This course will provide an overview of bothapproaches with an applied focus.

Learning Objectives:

1. Learners will be able to help clients, students, service recipients (broadly defined) clarify needs and values related to problems in living.
2. Learners will be able to help clients defuse from thoughts associated with avoidance of taking life-serving steps.
3. Learners will be able to help clients strengthen their own intrinsic motivation for takingsteps while developing credible plans to do so.

Presenter Bio:

Brad Lundahl earned a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Northern Illinois University. He is an associate professor in the College of Social Work at the University of Utah. Dr. Lundahl is most interested in researching factors that motivate people to change individual behaviors. He has been trained in Motivational Interviewing by one this approach's cofounders, Dr. Bill Miller and recently published a manuscript with the other cofounder, Dr. Stephen Rollnick. At the University, Dr. Lundahl publishes on evidence based practices and teaches in areas of clinical practice and research. In addition to University work, Brad owns a small private practice, Compass Counseling and Consulting, where he works with individuals and families. Brad strives to integrate research and practice to benefit both efforts.