Do continuing education workshops improve participants' skills? Effects of a motivational interviewing workshop on substance-abuse counselors' skills and knowledge

TitleDo continuing education workshops improve participants' skills? Effects of a motivational interviewing workshop on substance-abuse counselors' skills and knowledge
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2000
AuthorsRubel, EC, Sobell, LC, Miller, WR
JournalBehavior Therapist
Volume23
Pagination73-77, 90
PublisherAssociation for Advancement of Behavior Therapy
Place PublishedUS
Publication Languageeng
ISBN Number0278-8403
Accession Number2001-18454-001
KeywordsAbility, Clinical Methods Training, clinical training workshops, continuing education, counselors, Drug abuse, interviewing, knowledge, Knowledge Level, Motivation, motivational interviewing, Professional Development, Skills, substance abuse counselors
Abstract

115 counselors participated in a clinical training workshop that provided training in motivational interviewing with substance abusers. A quasi-experimental pre-post repeated measures design was used to assess the effects of the motivational interviewing workshop on participants' knowledge and skills. Three to 4 weeks prior to the workshop, participants were sent a knowledge questionnaire, an open-ended clinical vignette questionnaire, and a scale assessing views about alcohol problems. 44 participants (mean age 42.6 yrs) completed pre- and postworkshop measures. Their answers to the knowledge and vignette questionnaires revealed changes from before they attended the workshop to immediately after the workshop. The findings suggest that skilled addictions counselors can learn and benefit from postdegree educational opportunities. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)

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