The Concept of Motivation

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This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the concept of motivation. It is designed to help students understand what motivation is, what drives it, and how to effect change in yourself and in others. It also covers how to assess and intervene to help people achieve goals effectively using motivational interviewing. Students learn the different types of motivation, what shapes it, how to assess and measure it, how to make a theoretical formulation on where people are in their readiness for change, and how to foster motivation (through intervention such as motivational interviewing and influence). Students will walk away feeling better equipped to effect positive change in their self, employees, clients, children, and the humans in their life.

This course is led by a practicing clinical psychologist and the semester is viewed through the lens of application. Students walk away understanding what to look for, how to ask questions and asses, how to formulate an understanding of an individual's motivation to change, what tools to use, and how to think about motivation on an individual and systems level. There will be guest speakers from both business and psychology.