title: Using motivational interviewing to meet core competencies in psychiatric resident training.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  the authors propose that motivational interviewing (MI), a brief intervention designed to manage ambivalence regarding complex behavior change, is well suited for integration into psychiatric residency training programs.
  
  
  METHODS
  the authors provide a brief description of MI. In addition, based on a review of the literature the authors explore which core competencies the empirically validated, client-centered, and directive method of MI would address.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the authors argue that psychiatric residency programs can effectively address several core competencies through the addition of MI training in their curricula, including Brief Psychotherapy, Patient Care, and Interpersonal and Communication Skills.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the implementation of MI training offers psychiatric residency programs potential benefits in several key areas. However, the authors provide guidance for important research questions to more confidently ascertain whether MI training for psychiatric residents is worthwhile.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA. sgkaplan@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Elliott
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004493:Education; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods*; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D016730:Program Development; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000379:methods*