Hi folks:  We are offering a new Advanced Coding MITI 3.1.1 Course Online that begins 11/18/13 and ends 12/23/13.  Here is the info!

International Advanced Online MITI 3.1.1 Coding Training

November 18, 2013 through December 23, 2013

Trainer:  Jacque Elder, PsyD.

Cost:  $450.00

This Advanced MITI 3.1.1 Coding course will begin Monday, November 18, 2013 and end the week of 12/23/13.  I have deliberately scheduled the calls on Mondays to avoid direct contact with the holidays.

There will be two Skype calls per week, one at 10 am CST for non-North American folks. The other Skype call will be on Monday as well 6 pm CST. Please note both calls are on Monday in order to not interfere with holidays.

You only participate in one call per week.

Dates:                         Skype times: 

11/18/13                        10 am and 6 pm CST

11/25/13                        10 am and 6 pm CST

12/02/13                        10 am and 6 pm CST

12/09/13                        10 am and 6 pm CST

12/16/13                        10 am and 6 pm CST

12/23/13                          10 am and 6 pm CST

Goals of the Course:

This Advanced course is for the person who has formal coding training as well as coding experience. If you have found that you went through a MITI training and then never coded a darn thing, join the club.  I did not code until about 3 years after my coding training.  If you fall into this category, you are more than welcome and you should review your materials from your training. We will not be reviewing the bulk of the Manual as you have already been taught that.  If you haven’t gone through a formal coding training yet were trained by a noted coder or MINTie, you are also free to participate.  I just need to know about your training and the scope of your coding work.  This is a great training for research coding as well as feedback/coaching coding purposes.

The course will focus on "challenging" sessions that have baffled many of us as well as some "easy" sessions to code. Challenging sessions might be practitioners who meander around doing some good and then not so good MI.  We like challenges where the Global Ratings are all over the place and how we come to a resolution. We must take time to talk about the different between Simple and Complex Reflections. We will focus on what utterances are not coded, whether structure, personal disclosure or observation.  We have developed examples of Behavior Codes such as Giving Information, MIA and MINAs.

The focus is on full-pass coding.  We will be using no transcripts here.  We are happy to share some forms that we have developed that helps us code quickly while still providing written examples (if requested).  We would love to have participants submit a session of their own (could be role-play or real-play) and challenge us not only on our Behavior Counts but also on the Global Ratings.  John Novo did a great one for me and it is part of my regular training sessions now.

Most of the work is done on the learner's own time, and each will be provided with an online resource that is user-friendly.  On the site, there are 6 Modules representing the 6 weeks of the course.  Each Module contains PDFs, video on parsing, utterances, random start/end times, audio of training sessions that include transcripts (uncoded and coded just for one practice!) and other resources that may be used in Feedback and Coaching.  It is estimated that learners will work 3-4 hours per week on their own time in addition to the 90-minute weekly Skype calls.

How This Course Works:

Once registered and paid, the learner will be provided with a link to the website, a username and a password.  The learner will receive this information prior to the first Skype call scheduled.  We often provide it early so learners have a chance to look at site and downloaded printed materials.  It is expected that the learner will know the MITI 3.1.1 Manual as well as basic coding skills prior to the first Skype call.

Required for Course Learning:

·      Access to a computer with Internet.

·      Access to Skype either at work or home.

·      Computer with speakers and working microphone.

·      A printer to print out MITI Manual un-coded and coded transcripts.

·      A willingness to complete homework.  The trainees who learn the most in this course are those who have done their work

Participation:

The trainers will set up group weekly Skype calls (we are still mastering Skype ourselves) and all group members will be included in call so that anyone may join the call once it has started.  Audio sessions are played on the trainer’s computer and real time coding begins in Module 1 with the Behavior Counts and Global Ratings. 

                       

Trainer:

The trainer is Jacque Elder, PsyD.  She has been a member of MINT since 2000 when she went through her Train the New Trainer. She has extensive experience coding and providing MITI Coding Training for 7 years.  She is a Professor of Psychology at Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois.  She is a licensed therapist with clinical skills in Couple/family therapy, Eating Disorders and Family-Based Treatment, Substance Misuse, Moods Disorders, Treatment for Suicide Attempters and their Families.  She has trained many people in the MITI coding system and has coded hundreds of sessions for research projects and Feedback/Coaching.

Registration:

Registration can be completed on the Clinical Training Institute’s website at www.motivationalinterviewing.info. 

Click on “Enroll Now” for the MITI Coding Training.  Once you have submitted your Registration, you can pay for the Coding course via Pay Pal. 

The registration URL is http://www.motivationalinterviewing.info/enroll.html

Payment:

All payment is done via Pay Pal, which requires the learner to have a credit card.  If a learner needs to send a check instead, that is just fine.  The check must be received prior to the beginning of the course in order for the learner to access the Coding website.

Checks should be sent to:

Clinical Training Institute

313 Wesley

Oak Park, IL  60302 USA

Certificates of Completion are provided at the end of the course.

All learners must complete a Course Evaluation Survey in order to receive the Certificate of Completion.  Certificates are generally sent through electronic mail.

Questions:

Please contact Jacque Elder at jacelder@gmail.com.  That is the best way to contact me.  If needed, my cell is 708-717-8528 yet I am better at answering my email.  Sometimes, it is difficult for me to get to my phone.  Please use email and thank you!