BAP Core Competencies

Learn and Master the Skills of Brief Action Planning!

Available in two formats designed for healthcare practitioners across diverse disciplines:

Self-Directed Learning: prepares learners to use BAP in clinical practice — determine the intensity, timing, and pace of learning that works best for your needs!
Self-Directed Learning + Live Zoom Practicums: receive individualized coaching to master BAP to criterion levels of competency for certification.

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BAP Core Competencies

This entirely self-directed and self-paced course prepares learners to begin using Brief Action Planning (BAP) in clinical practice. The course consists of eight hours of multi-modal learning: online self-directed reading; three high definition annotated video demonstration of skills; three online interactive quizzes with feedback for incorrect answers; and three real-world field exercises to practice and consolidate skills.

BAP Core Competencies

$100.00

BAP Core Competencies (CE)

This course, designed for clinicians to receive continuing education, includes the same multi-modal learning features described above. MI Center for Change is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor and issue certificates for continuing education for psychologists. MI Center for Change maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Allied health professionals (e.g. nurses, OT, PT, etc.) who complete this course receive certificates of completion, which are often accepted by professional boards for licensure requirements.

8 hours of CE

BAP Core Competencies (CE)

$200.00

BAP Core Competencies (CE) + Practicums

Offering in March-April and September-October 2026

This enriched experience aims towards mastery of BAP, offering learners opportunities to practice BAP skills with feedback in real time to reach criterion levels of competency for BAP Certification. After completing this online course with practicums, learners qualify for Certification of BAP Competency by BAPPN.

14 hours of CE
Includes four 90-minute live Zoom practicums

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BAP Core Competencies (CME)

Physicians who take the BAP Core Competencies course (described above) will earn continuing medical education (CME) credits to support licensure requirements! 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 for physicians and nurse practitioners. The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook designates these enduring materials 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. This CME version of the course includes a final exam.

8 hours of CME

BAP Core Competencies (CME)

$200.00

Self-Directed Course Objectives

Define Brief Action Planning (BAP).
List the 8 core competencies of BAP.
Describe the four elements of the Spirit of MI and explain their importance for BAP.
Describe each of the 5 elements of SMART planning
Explain when and how clinicians should add a Behavioral Menu to BAP.
Explain when and how clinicians should add Problem-Solving to BAP.
List the three important elements in BAP follow-up.
Describe applications of BAP in routine clinical practice.

Live Zoom Practicum Objectives

Use the two foundational BAP skills, with Spirit of MI, to elicit goals and make SMART action plans.
Apply the three foundational BAP skills, with Spirit of MI, to reinforce action plans.
Demonstrate integration of the three stepped-care skills of BAP, with Spirit of MI, into clinical care — the behavioral menu, problem-solving for low confidence, and follow-up.
Describe and use GCQs (generative closed questions), with Spirit of MI, throughout BAP.
Use the BAP Checklist to assess criterion-level performance of the 5 foundational BAP Core Competencies, consistent with the Spirit of Motivational Interviewing.
Use the BAP Checklist to assess criterion-level performance of the 5 foundational BAP Core Competencies together with the 3 stepped-care competencies, with the Spirit of MI.

BAP Core Competencies

Learn and Master the Skills of Brief Action Planning!

BAP Core Competencies

BAP Core Competencies (CE)

BAP Core Competencies (CE) + Practicums

BAP Core Competencies (CME)

Self-Directed Course Objectives

Live Zoom Practicum Objectives

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