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CWTA X407.3 | September 23, 2026 | Renville County
Format
Virtual
Start
Sep 23, 2026 10:30 a.m.
End
Sep 23, 2026 12:00 p.m.
Description
The 1.5-hour Coaching Circles are designed to help you foster a realistic self-appraisal, hone your MI skills (with practice and feedback) and increase your confidence in the approach. The topics in each course have some similarity that will prepare you to take the final skills demonstration course. Learners will need to register for each of the four sessions. Circles do not need to be completed in order. 1.5 CEUs Each.Open
Course Code
CWTA X407.1 | October 15, 2026
Format
Virtual
Start
Oct 15, 2026 8:30 a.m.
End
Oct 15, 2026 10:00 a.m.
Description
The 1.5-hour Coaching Circles are designed to help you foster a realistic self-appraisal, hone your MI skills (with practice and feedback) and increase your confidence in the approach. The topics in each course have some similarity that will prepare you to take the final skills demonstration course. Learners will need to register for each of the four sessions. Circles do not need to be completed in order. 1.5 CEUs Each.Open
Course Code
CWTA X407.2 | October 22, 2026
Format
Virtual
Start
Oct 22, 2026 8:30 a.m.
End
Oct 22, 2026 10:00 a.m.
Description
The 1.5-hour Coaching Circles are designed to help you foster a realistic self-appraisal, hone your MI skills (with practice and feedback) and increase your confidence in the approach. The topics in each course have some similarity that will prepare you to take the final skills demonstration course. Learners will need to register for each of the four sessions. Circles do not need to be completed in order. 1.5 CEUs Each.Open
Course Code
CWTA X407.1 | October 26, 2026
Format
Virtual
Start
Oct 26, 2026 3:00 p.m.
End
Oct 26, 2026 4:30 p.m.
Description
The 1.5-hour Coaching Circles are designed to help you foster a realistic self-appraisal, hone your MI skills (with practice and feedback) and increase your confidence in the approach. The topics in each course have some similarity that will prepare you to take the final skills demonstration course. Learners will need to register for each of the four sessions. Circles do not need to be completed in order. 1.5 CEUs Each.Open
Course Code
CWTA X407.3 | October 29, 2026
Format
Virtual
Start
Oct 29, 2026 8:30 a.m.
End
Oct 29, 2026 10:00 a.m.
Description
The 1.5-hour Coaching Circles are designed to help you foster a realistic self-appraisal, hone your MI skills (with practice and feedback) and increase your confidence in the approach. The topics in each course have some similarity that will prepare you to take the final skills demonstration course. Learners will need to register for each of the four sessions. Circles do not need to be completed in order. 1.5 CEUs Each.Open
Course Code
CWTA X407.2 | November 2, 2026
Format
Virtual
Start
Nov 02, 2026 3:00 p.m.
End
Nov 02, 2026 4:30 p.m.
Description
The 1.5-hour Coaching Circles are designed to help you foster a realistic self-appraisal, hone your MI skills (with practice and feedback) and increase your confidence in the approach. The topics in each course have some similarity that will prepare you to take the final skills demonstration course. Learners will need to register for each of the four sessions. Circles do not need to be completed in order. 1.5 CEUs Each.Open
Course Code
CWTA X407.4 | November 5, 2026
Format
Virtual
Start
Nov 05, 2026 8:30 a.m.
End
Nov 05, 2026 10:00 a.m.
Description
The 1.5-hour Coaching Circles are designed to help you foster a realistic self-appraisal, hone your MI skills (with practice and feedback) and increase your confidence in the approach. The topics in each course have some similarity that will prepare you to take the final skills demonstration course. Learners will need to register for each of the four sessions. Circles do not need to be completed in order. 1.5 CEUs Each.Open
Course Code
CWTA X406 | Cohort 46
Format
Virtual
Start
Nov 09, 2026 8:30 a.m.
End
Nov 30, 2026 12:00 p.m.
Description
These instructor-led virtual workshops build on the Introduction to Motivational Interviewing (MI) Skills for Child Welfare Professionals: Self-Paced course. Learners will dive further into the spirit, principles, processes, and skills of MI, with an emphasis on practical application. 14.0 CEUs.Open
Course Code
CWTA X407.3 | November 9, 2026
Format
Virtual
Start
Nov 09, 2026 3:00 p.m.
End
Nov 09, 2026 4:30 p.m.
Description
The 1.5-hour Coaching Circles are designed to help you foster a realistic self-appraisal, hone your MI skills (with practice and feedback) and increase your confidence in the approach. The topics in each course have some similarity that will prepare you to take the final skills demonstration course. Learners will need to register for each of the four sessions. Circles do not need to be completed in order. 1.5 CEUs Each.Open
Course Code
CWTA X408 | Motivational Interviewing (MI): Pathway 1 Skills Demonstration
Format
Virtual
Description
In the final course in MI Training, you will be asked to demonstrate your Motivational Interviewing skills through a series of simulated encounters. In particular, you will watch a series of videos that simulate a person you might be working with as a child welfare professional. After each video, you will record yourself as if you were responding to this person sitting across from you in a way that is consistent with the Motivational Interviewing skills and approach. Your responses will be coded, a final score will be assigned, and you will receive feedback on your demonstration. Upon completion of the course, you will receive an email from the DHS CQI Department about the final MI phase/fidelity monitoring requirements under the FFPSA policy.Open
Course Code
CWTA X409 | Motivational Interviewing (MI): Pathway 2 (Agency Hosted)
Format
Virtual
Description
The Motivational Interviewing (MI) Skills for Child Welfare Professionals: Pathway 2 (Agency Hosted) course requires learners who have completed a minimum of 15 hours of Motivational Interviewing training by a MINT member or Academy approved trainer to provide electronic documentation of a minimum of 15 hours of training that includes applied practice of basic MI skills. Learners will then be asked to demonstrate their MI skills through a series of simulated encounters. Learners will watch a series of videos that simulate a person they might be working with as a child welfare professional. After each video, learners will record themselves as if they were responding to this person sitting across from them in a way that is consistent with the MI skills and approach. Learner’s responses will be reviewed at the end of the course, a final score will be assigned, and they will receive feedback on their demonstration.Open
Course Code
CWTA X405 | Motivational Interviewing (MI): Pathway 1 Self-Paced
Format
Virtual