BAP-MI Advanced Skills

A Stepped-Care Approach to Self-Management Support and Health Behavior Change

This advanced course in BAP-MI will teach participants how to integrate skills flexibly and efficiently from both BAP and MI to facilitate action planning across the full spectrum of readiness to change: from those ready/nearly ready for change, to those with considerable ambivalence about changing persistent unhealthy behaviors.

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BAP-MI

Previously offered through the American Psychiatric Association, Learning Center, this advanced course in BAP-MI will be offered by the BAP Professional Network.

BAP MI

$100.00

BAP-MI (CE)

MI Center for Change is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. MI Center for Change can issue certificates of completion for mental health counselors, social workers, allied health professionals (e.g. nurses, OT, PT), and addiction counselors, which many professional boards will accept for CE. MI Center for Change maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Your licensure board may or may not accept CE from APA — we encourage you to check!
8 hours of CE

BAP-MI (CE)

$200.00

BAP-MI (CE) + Practicums

This BAP-MI advanced skills enriched experience offers learners opportunities to practice BAP-MI skills with feedback to reach criterion levels of competency for BAP-MI Certification. After completing this online course with practicums, learners qualify for Certification in BAP-MI Competency by BAPPN.

20 hours of CE
Includes four 3-hour practicums
In partnership with MI Center for Change
Next offering TBD

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BAP-MI (CME)

CME is offered through Stony Brook University School of Medicine. The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education to physicians. The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Previously offered through the American Psychiatric Association, Learning Center, this advanced course in BAP-MI will be offered in partnership with the Stony Brook Office of Continuing Medical Education (in process).
8 hours of CME

BAP-MI (CME)

$200.00

BAP-MI (CME) + Practicums

20 hours of CME
Includes four 3-hour practicums
In partnership with the Stony Brook Office of Continuing Medical Education
Next offering TBD

Please contact for more information.

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

use Brief Action Planning (BAP) in routine clinical practice;
describe the Spirit of MI and each of its four elements;
explain the importance of each of the four elements of the Spirit of MI for BAP and BAP-MI;
name the four skills of OARS and explain how they are used in BAP-MI;
discuss “Change and Sustain Talk” and their importance in BAP-MI;
describe the two MITI “relational” scales of “Partnership” and “Empathy” and how they are used;
describe the two MITI “technical” scales of “Softening Sustain Talk” and “Cultivating Change Talk “and how they are used; and
use the BAP-MI stepped-care approach to self-management support and health behavior change in routine clinical practice.

BAP-MI Advanced Skills

A Stepped-Care Approach to Self-Management Support and Health Behavior Change

BAP-MI

BAP-MI (CE)

BAP-MI (CE) + Practicums

BAP-MI (CME)

BAP-MI (CME) + Practicums

Course Objectives

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