1. Motivational Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Practice for Improving Student Practice Skills.
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Hohman, Melinda, Pierce, Paloma, and Barnett, Elizabeth
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CLINICAL competence ,COMMUNICATIVE competence ,CURRICULUM ,LEARNING ,CASE studies ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,SOCIAL case work ,SOCIAL work education ,T-test (Statistics) ,EVIDENCE-based medicine ,PROFESSIONAL practice ,MOTIVATIONAL interviewing ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Motivational interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based communication method to assist clients in resolving their ambivalence regarding change. With a school emphasis on evidence-based practice and learning outcomes, a social work department implemented a semester-long course on MI. The purpose of this study was to determine baseline skills and evaluate student skill outcomes. Students in 4 sections of the course (N = 137) completed validated pre- and posttest measures of empathy and MI skills to determine skill acquisition. Results indicated that students significantly increased on all skill measures with 85% scoring at beginning proficiency at posttest. Rationale for including MI in social work education and future research such as the need to determine skill transference into fieldwork are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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