Motivational interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based intervention with considerable support for promoting behavior change across a broad range of health and mental health issues. Despite its effectiveness, challenges associated with learning the approach may limit its full implementation in many clinical settings. The aim of the present study was to evaluate a supervised MI training practicum implemented within a doctoral internship/postdoctoral fellowship training program. The goal of the practicum was to enable each trainee to achieve expert competence in MI. Participants were 29 psychology doctoral interns and 1 postdoctoral fellow who participated in the training as part of their internship or fellowship program. Training included an initial workshop followed by a supervised practicum during which progress toward an a priori established expert competence benchmark was tracked through the use of an established coding system. Results indicated that trainees were satisfied with the supervision received. Three trainees did not achieve the a priori benchmark due to schedule conflicts. The 27 trainees who achieved the benchmark required between 4 and 20 supervision sessions to do so (M = 9.22, SD = 3.77). With the exception of reflective listening skill, prior training, baseline skill, and self-reported motivation were not associated with number of supervision sessions required to achieve the benchmark. Implications for training and dissemination of MI in clinical settings are discussed.

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高级心理学学员动机面试中的基于能力的监督：针对先验基准。

动机访谈 (MI) 是一种基于证据的干预措施，对促进广泛的健康和心理健康问题的行为改变提供了相当大的支持。尽管它有效，但与学习该方法相关的挑战可能会限制其在许多临床环境中的全面实施。本研究的目的是评估在博士实习/博士后奖学金培训计划中实施的有监督的 MI 培训实习。实习的目标是使每个受训者都能获得 MI 方面的专家能力。参与者是 29 名心理学博士实习生和 1 名博士后研究员，他们作为实习或研究金计划的一部分参加了培训。培训包括最初的研讨会，然后是受监督的实习，在此期间，通过使用既定的编码系统跟踪先验建立的专家能力基准的进展。结果表明，学员对所接受的监督感到满意。由于日程冲突，三名学员没有达到先验基准。达到基准的 27 名学员需要 4 到 20 次监督课程才能这样做（M = 9.22，SD = 3.77）。除了反思性听力技能外，先前的培训、基线技能和自我报告的动机与达到基准所需的监督课程数量无关。讨论了在临床环境中 MI 培训和传播的意义。