Motivational Interviewing With Couples

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Recorded On: 08/20/2025

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Description

Dr. Tyrel Starks will discuss essential aspects of the theory and practice of motivational interviewing (MI) with couples. In many ways, MI with couples draws upon elements of established MI practice, such as MI spirit, processes, and skills like OARS, that will be familiar to any experienced practitioner. At the same time, working with a couple means forming an alliance with both of the partners individually as well as with the couple as a whole. It also involves allowing partners to speak to one another and helping them to communicate more effectively than they might on their own. Dr. Starks will discuss how established MI practices are adjusted in response to these considerations.

Continuing Education Information

1 CE Credit, Instructional Level: Intermediate

1 Contact Hour (New York Board of Psychology)

Learning Objectives:

  1. Discuss how relationship partners and relationships in general influence individual behavior.
  2. Describe the difference between speaking to an individual versus a couple.
  3. Explain how change planning with couples integrates partner engagement.

Disclosures: 

Dr. Starks receives royalties from the sale of his book, from which training content is derived. (Starks, T.J. (2022). Motivational Interviewing with Couples: A Framework for Behavior Change Developed with Sexual Minority Men, Oxford University Press). Generative AI was not used in the development or content of this presentation nor in Dr. Starks’ related publications.

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Tyrel Starks, PhD

Dr. Starks obtained his PhD in Clinical Psychology (specializing in work with children and adolescents) from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2009. Currently, he is a Professor of Psychology at Hunter College of the City University of New York, a New York State licensed clinical psychologist, and certified trainer and member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). For more than a decade, Dr. Starks has conducted research funded by the National Institutes of Health focused on sexual-romantic relationships and health, with a particular emphasis on the development of substance use and sexual health interventions for couples. This work is ongoing and includes the 2022 publication of his book, Motivational Interviewing with Couples, by Oxford University Press.

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