Online Learning with CCMI

What You’ll Learn You’ve mastered the spirit of person-centered communication. You know how to cultivate a conversation rooted in compassion, acceptance, partnership, and empowerment. You've built the bridge of connection—now, it’s time to walk across it together. In Motivational Interviewing Part 2: Strategic Navigation of the Change Conversation, we transition from establishing a supportive presence to introducing purposeful direction. Whether you are a healthcare professional, a coach, a manager, a support worker, or a peer, a supportive presence creates the foundation, but strategy provides the direction. Once trust is established, the real work of supporting change and growth lies in helping people untangle their mixed feelings without telling them what to do. Moving from deep listening to purposefully evoking a person’s own commitment to growth is a high-level skill that requires strategic intention and ongoing practice.   Prerequisite: Motivational Interviewing Foundations Part 1: The Heart of Person-Centered Connection     About the Course Self-paced content: Complete the majority of the coursework at your own pace online. Practice and Feedback: Engage in a 30-minute session with an expert trainer to refine your skills. Sessions are held on zoom.  Completion time: The course takes approximately 6-8 hours to complete. You will have access to the course for 90 days from enrollment.   If you have any questions about the course, feel free to email us at eLearning@centrecmi.ca — we're happy to help. Plus, we offer group discounts, so let us know if you're interested! Read more

This brief online course is designed to offer a small taste of the foundational concepts of motivational interviewing (MI). It includes the definition of MI, an overview of the spirit of MI, and a description of a range of styles for interacting with a person.  Once you have registered, you will have access to the course for 30 days.    Read more

What You’ll Learn Whether you are a healthcare professional, a coach, a manager, a support worker, or a peer, the quality of your connection with others determines the impact of your work. But truly being with someone in a way that makes them feel heard, valued, and empowered is a high-level skill that requires intention and ongoing practice. In this course, you will immerse yourself in the spirit of motivational interviewing. You will learn to create a partnership where people feel brave enough to explore their own lives. While this course is a complete training in high-level engagement and empathy, it also serves as a stepping stone for Motivational Interviewing Foundations Part 2: Guiding the Path to Change, where you will learn to use these skills strategically to support others through the change process. About the Course Self-paced content: Complete the majority of the coursework at your own pace online. Practice and Feedback: Engage in a 30-minute session with an expert trainer to refine your skills. Sessions are held on zoom.  Completion time: The course takes approximately 6-8 hours to complete. You will have access to the course for 90 days from enrollment.   If you have any questions about the course, feel free to email us at eLearning@centrecmi.ca — we're happy to help. Plus, we offer group discounts, so let us know if you're interested! Read more

This self-paced online mini course introduces participants to foundational concepts on the impact of trauma and trauma-informed care (TIC) as a set of universal principles for high-quality system design. Learners will understand that TIC is critical to person-centred health-system transformation and gain practice in applying the principles of TIC to a small system-change opportunity, with an emphasis on moving rapidly from concepts to action.   Topics include: Trauma and resilience Adverse childhood experiences (ACE’s) Trauma informed care Universal design   Note: This course is focused on system-level precautions, and does not teach clinical skills or therapeutic modalities for screening or treating people suffering from the effects of trauma. Read more

The goal of this course is to build practical skills for effective and efficient communication about decision-making in a compassionate way. Skills include using Ask-Offer-Ask for giving information and advice, teach-back for shared understanding, and the BRAIN worksheet to support informed decision making.   Activities include interactive learning modules, learning checks, and assignments to be submitted and reviewed by an instructor. The course takes approximately 1.5-3 hours, but you will be able to work at your own pace and have access to the course for 30 days.   This course is appropriate for wide range of professionals and peer helpers Read more

Brief Action Planning is a self-management support approach to help people make action plans to address the aspects of their health or situation that are most important to them. It is practical and highly structured, and involves using an algorithm to guide someone step-by-step through deciding whether they want to make a plan, developing a SMART plan, assessing their confidence, problem-solving if necessary, and planning their follow-up. Each step of the process is carefully considered and is based on the literature and evolving understanding of what works and doesn’t work to help people change. Visit CCMI's website for more information about Brief Action Planning.   This course includes the following content: 5 Learning Modules 4 Learning Checks Practice and Feedback sessions (1 hour)  It takes approximately 4-6 hours, and you will have 60 days from enrollment to complete the course.   What learners are saying: “Thank you so much for the opportunity to take this course. I feel it was structured and delivered extremely well and I am really happy I took it. I’m looking forward to using BAP in my practice and sharing what I have learned with my team.” “This course is very well done – the information is very clear, the exercises are very helpful, and the handouts are very useful. Thank you!” “It’s very dynamic and clear for the students. I love it.”   If you have any questions about the content or technical aspects of the course, please write to us at eLearning@centrecmi.ca Read more