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PSMX 431 - Motivating Behaviour Change II

Title	Suicidal Behaviours, Research and Prevention
Code	PSMX 431
EFTS	0.25
Points	30
Semester	Second Semester

Convenor

Prof. Doug Sellman

Eligibility

This paper is targeted at health care professionals who work with patients or clients in a broad range of settings. All students will need to be working in a setting in which they are involved with people who present with behaviour change problems. This includes primary and secondary care health care professionals, those working in social services and practitioners working in addiction treatment services. A prerequisite for this paper is a pass grade for PSMX 430.

Content

Motivating Behaviour Change II will provide an understanding of the advanced use of Motivational Interviewing (MI) and a critical understanding of how MI has been developed for use in a wide range of behaviour change contexts.

The paper requires the student to demonstrate:

The ability to integrate knowledge at an advanced level and demonstration of a critical approach to learning
An understanding of the different skills involved in applying MI to other health-related behaviours and change contexts.

The course includes:

An advanced understanding of MI
An understanding of how MI has been developed for a number of other contexts where behaviour change is the context
A comparison of other approaches with MI.

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Teaching Arrangements

This course is taught in Christchurch and compromises one two-day compulsory workshop focussing on specific applications of motivational interviewing and skill development; and clinical fieldwork in an approved clinical placement.

Dates to be advised.

Assessment

Written assignment on specific applications of motivational interviewing	20%
Five case studies using motivational interviewing	60%
Video-tape of motivational interviewing (from one of the five case studies)	20%

Enquiries to Prof Doug Sellman, National Addiction Centre, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, P O Box 4345, Christchurch, Tel (03) 364 0480, Fax (03) 364 1225, Email doug.sellman@otago.ac.nz website www.addiction.org.nz.

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