| Selectives Type:
Medical Humanities |
Selective
Title
Motivational Interviewing |
Course Number
PSYU 4403 |
| Prerequisites:
Completion of 3rd year clekships; Submission of C-form signed by Faculty Director (Approval) for enrollment into course. |
Responsible Faculty Director:
Ben Raimer, M.D.
Other Faculty:
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Contact
Information
bgraimer@utmb.edu |
Periods
Offered
8
excluding holiday period 8 |
Maximum
Enrollment
10 |
| Learning Objectives |
| Students will better understand how to communicate based on the needs of patients and patients families. Students will learn to communicate more thoughtfully, respectfully and clearly. Students will learn to better express empathy, better deal with patient resistance and non-adherence and better empower patients to make changes for themselves. There will be four main components of the course. 1) self-directed study and reading the book "Motivational Interviewing" and supplementary materials 2) small-group discussion of reading and role-playing scenarios to implement what is being learned 3) faculty contact time 4) final written essay entailing what was learned and how it will be useful in our careers |
| Describe the qualifications
background and career goals or interests of students who would benefit
from the course: |
| All students and clinicians, especially those with increased patient and family contact, psychiatry, pediatrics, family, palliative care |
| Description of course
activities |
| There will be four main components of the course. 1) self-directed study and reading the book "Motivational Interviewing" and supplementary materials 2) small-group discussion of reading and role-playing scenarios to implement what is being learned 3) faculty contact time 4) final written essay entailing what was learned and how it will be useful in our careers |
| Proposed time
requirement (%) for the student activities per 40-hour week: |
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Activity |
Percent of Activity |
| Faculty
contact time |
10 |
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Self-directed study |
80 |
| Data
collection/analysis |
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Other
Small group discussion |
10 |
Method of student evaluation
Check all that apply - complete appropriate section(s) only:
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1. Grading |
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| A. |
Please specify your grading criteria for outstanding performance: |
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A final written essay is mandatory; participation and attendance in small group sessions and faculty contact time can be in-person or by teleconference, if student is unable to attend a session student will need to re-schedule contact time or submit 1 page essay to director over topic discussed |
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2. Written Assignment (Homework,
projects, notes, papers, abstracts, etc.) |
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A. |
Frequency of written assignment(s) |
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One end-of-period essay consisting of 3-5 typed pages (double spaced, Font size 12) not including references should be submitted to course director by the end of the period. |
| B. |
Type of written assignment |
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Seminars or tutorials culminating in a research
paper. |
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Basic science research plus documented written
report. |
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Humanities, social sciences, biostatistical or
epidemiological research culminating in a scholarly paper or written
report. |
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Clinically-based written reports focusing on a basic
science or humanities problem. |
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Journal club written reports |
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Grant proposals |
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Literature review |
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Oral presentation plus written report. |
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Other modality with a self-directed, scholarly
research component culminating in a written report. |
| C. |
Format of written assignment |
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Essay consisting of 3-5 typed pages (double spaced, Font size 12)not including references. |
| D. |
Method of content selection (student-selected,
assigned, relate to cases, etc.) |
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Student selected |
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3. Oral Presentation |
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A. |
Frequency / duration of presentation(s)? |
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1-2 per week: informal discussions of topic covered for session |
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B. |
Type and format of presentation |
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Informal discussions of topic covered for session |
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D. |
Assessment - Who assesses the student's
presentation performance? |
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Self-assessment
Peer
assessment
Faculty
assessment |
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E. |
Method of content selection |
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Student-selected
topic
Assigned
topic |
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4. Professionalism |
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What expectations do you have for the
student to demonstrate participation in the elective (e.g. small group
activities, seminars, thoughtful questions, providing resources, journal
club, resident lecture attendance)?
The instructor will discuss principles of appropriate attribution and
the referencing of literature with the student. The student is expected
to understand and to adhere to the principle that all presented work
must be solely the student’s own. |
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All work must be student's own work |
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5. Other Modes of Evaluation |
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Please explain below. |
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No other modes of evaluation |
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