Motivational Interviewing Standardized Patient (MISP) Workshop Series

Session dates (Wednesdays 9:00–11:30 AM MDT / 1500-1730 UTC): April 8, April 15, April 22, April 29, May 6, May 13

18-Hour Online Training | 18 APA-Approved CEs

Enhance your Motivational Interviewing (MI) coaching and evaluation skills through an in-depth Motivational Interviewing Standardized Patient (MISP) Workshop Series, led by experienced MINT trainers Katie Hartlieb, PhD, RD and Verna Burden, MS, RD. Katie and Verna have served as standardized patients for MINT Training of New Trainer (TNT) events since 2020 and have helped train others in the MINT community to serve as non-English speaking standardized patients.

This 18-hour interactive workshop is designed for MI trainers and supervisors who want to strengthen their ability to coach, assess, and provide objective feedback on MI skillfulness using standardized patient interviews. Participants will gain practical tools to design and implement a customized MISP protocol tailored to their own work setting.

The training includes 15 hours of live, instructor-led sessions and 3 hours of asynchronous learning over 6 weekly sessions.

What You Will Learn

• How to design a robust standardized patient role that will fit your work setting

• The purpose of creating a standardized set of statements that target specific MI skills 

• The process behind selecting and developing multiple learning elements to create a complete MISP protocol

• How to navigate the simultaneous roles of standardized patient and evaluator 

Workshop Activities

• Determine what specific MI skills need improvement or evaluation in your work setting

• Create a full MISP for your coaching or evaluation needs

• Practice your developed MISP protocol

• Capture learner strengths and areas for growth while conducting a MISP interview

• Discuss scenarios and strategies with other participants and experienced MISP providers 

Target Audience

This workshop is appropriate for MI supervisors and trainers to enhance their MI coaching or to evaluate MI skillfulness.  

A solid understanding of MI is a pre-requisite.  MI coding knowledge or experience assessing practitioner use of MI is optional, but helpful.

Workshop Format & Schedule

• Live online sessions via Zoom with Katie and Verna

• 6 weekly sessions (2.5 hours each) for a total of 15 hours

• 3 hours of asynchronous work, focused on refining your individualized MISP protocol

• Expect approximately 30 minutes of self-paced work per week

Continuing Education

• 18 Continuing Education (CE) credits

• Accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA)

Cost

$499 USD until March 8th in which time the price will increase to $549

with 5 discounted tickets available to marginalized participants (contact us for an application)

Instructors

Katie Hartlieb, PhD, RD

Professor and Program Director of Functional Nutrition at Parker University (Dallas, TX) and a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) since 2009. Dr. Hartlieb specializes in MI coding, coaching, and strengthening the standardized patient experience internationally.

Verna Burden, MS, RD

MINT member since 2006, MI trainer, coach, and standardized patient, and adjunct faculty in the MSW program at Portland State University. Verna brings extensive experience supporting organizations through MI training and evaluation.

Both instructors have served as standardized patients for MINT Training of New Trainers (TNT) events since 2020 and have supported the development of both English and non-English speaking standardized patients within the MINT community.