title: Engaging clinicians in motivational interviewing: Comparing online with face-to-face post-training consolidation.
abstract: Motivational interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based intervention that has been widely recommended in clinical settings where consumer behaviour change is a goal of treatment. Training clinicians in MI, as with other translational endeavours, does not always result in changes to clinical practice. The present study compares two post-training approaches to consolidate MI skills following a training workshop. We randomly assigned 63 clinicians working in mental health or drug and alcohol services to receive either face-to-face group consolidation sessions or to access a series of online consolidation resources. We compared clinician engagement and devised a new instrument to measure clinician outcomes. Participants who completed follow-up consolidation retained knowledge, attitudes, and practices, regardless of consolidation method. Face-to-face consolidation sessions were superior to online materials in engaging participants (mean sessions attended was 2.1 (maximum possible = 3) compared to a mean of 1.38 sessions, respectively (t(61) = -2.73, P = 0.008, d = 0.72, 95% confidence interval: 0.19-1.25). Engagement to the completion of consolidation sessions was also influenced by previous training in MI. For every additional hour of previous MI training, there was a 10% increase in the odds that the participant would complete the final consolidation session.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Translational Neuroscience and Mental Health.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Clancy
authors.affiliation: Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services, Hunter New England Health, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D004493:Education; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D062405:Motivational Interviewing; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy
keywords: evaluation; face-to-face consolidation; motivational interviewing; online; training