Mental Health Services and the UMass Psychological Services Center Present:

An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing

Linda Carter Sobell, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor  and  Associate  Director  of  Clinical  Training  
Center  for  Psychological  Studies  
Nova  Southeastern  University  

Program Objectives:
• Apply motivational strategies and techniques to enhance commitment to
change

• Utilize a decisional balance exercise to assess ambivalence to change

• Use scaling tools including the readiness ruler to evaluate and promote change

• Utilize advice/feedback in a motivationally enhancing manner

Wednesday, September 1st

9:00am-4:00pm
Massachusetts Room, The Mullins Center
200 Commonwealth Ave, Amherst, MA

*Light Breakfast, full lunch and light snacks will be provided

*6 CE Credits Available for psychologists.

The Psychological Services Center is approved by the American Psychological Association to

sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Psychological Services Center maintains
responsibility for this program and its contents.

To Register for this program:

Contact Dr. Christopher E. Overtree
Phone: (413) 545-0041
Email: psc@psych.umass.edu

More information about this and other PSC programs can be obtained at
www.umass.edu/psc