BAP-MI Advanced Skills (CE) + Practicums

Enriched Training in a Stepped-Care Approach to Self-Management Support and Health Behavior Change

14 hours of CE
January/February 2027

Mixed Methods:  8 hours online, self-directed (1-2 hours pre-work per practicum) + 6 (60 min) Live Zoom Practicums

Overview

BAP-MI is a flexible and efficient integrative model of Brief Action Planning (BAP) and Motivational Interviewing (MI).  BAP-MI is designed for use with individuals across the full spectrum of readiness: for those who are ready/nearly ready for change as well for individuals with deep-seated ambivalence about persistent unhealthy behaviors.

This advanced course with practicums is designed to enable clinicians to use BAP-MI in routine practice. The 8 hours of self-directed multi-modal online learning build knowledge and skill with streamlined lectures, video demonstrations, interactive exercises with commentaries, self-assessment quizzes and a final exam with feedback for incorrect answers. Six hours of practicums focus on practicing skills in small groups, building towards clinical application.

In Collaboration With

MI Center for Change  

MI Center for Change is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists and maintains responsibility for this program and its content.  Allied health professionals (e.g. nurses, OT, PT, addiction counselors) will receive certificates of completion, often accepted by professional boards for licensure requirements.

Faculty

  • Steven Cole, MD, MA
  • Deirda Frum-Vassallo, PsyD
  • Roy Stein, MD
  • Kathryn Hartlieb, PhD, RDN
  • Igor Koutsenok, MD
  • Yuri T. Jadotte, MD, PhD, MPH
Faculty Bios
More About BAP-MI

January/February 2027 Course

Practicum Facilitators
Steven Cole MD MA, Bob Jope LMHC, Milos Rankovic BSc
All members of MINT, Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers

Break-Out Coaches
Yuri T. Jadotte, MD, PhD, MPH and BAP Professional Network Contributors

Live Zoom Practicums Schedule
January 7, 14, 21 and 28
February 4 and 11
All Thursdays, 1-2 PM Eastern

Individual Registration

BAP-MI Advanced Skills (CE) + Practicums
$300.00

Please contact for group registration/discounts or other questions.

Self-Directed Course Objectives

  1. Use Brief Action Planning (BAP) in routine clinical practice.
  2. Describe the Spirit of MI and each of its four elements.
  3. Explain the importance of each of the four elements of the Spirit of MI for BAP and BAP-MI.
  4. Name the four skills of OARS and explain how they are used in BAP-MI.
  5. Discuss “Change and Sustain Talk” and their importance in BAP-MI.
  6. Describe the two MITI “relational” scales of “Partnership” and “Empathy” and how they are used.
  7. Describe the two MITI “technical” scales of “Softening Sustain Talk” and “Cultivating Change Talk “and how they are used.
  8. Use the BAP-MI stepped-care approach to self-management support and health behavior change in routine clinical practice.

Live Zoom Practicum Objectives

  1. Explain the four components of MI Spirit and demonstrate MI Spirit in practicums.
  2. Describe microskills of OARS and demonstrate using them in practicums.
  3. Define “change talk” and “sustain talk,” and demonstrate ability in practicums to recognize and respond appropriately.
  4. Discuss the relationship global scale of the MITI (Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity) and demonstrate the ability to use it evaluate MI proficiency.
  5. Discuss the technical global scale of the MITI (Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity) and demonstrate the ability to use it evaluate MI proficiency.
  6. Demonstrate ability to dynamically adjust use of BAP, as appropriate, before, within, or after other skills and processes of Motivational Interviewing.