Table 1.

Specific BMR Objectives by Week

	Knowledge	Skills	Attitudes
	The resident will demonstrate understanding of:	The resident will integrate into a clinical interview:	The resident will display:
Week 1	· General principles of effective communication	· Open ended questions	· Guiding vs. imparting communication style
MI I: General	· Stress and its influence in health	· Affirmations
Counseling		· Reflective listening
Skills		· Summaries
		· Clinical feedback
		· Offering Advice
		· Assessment of stress
Week 2	· Theoretical framework for health behavior change	· Assessment of importance	· Respect for patient’s autonomy
MI II: Health Behavior Change	· Evidence of usefulness of MI	· Assessment of confidence
		· Scaling questions
		· Explore costs and benefits of change
		· Evocative questions
Week 3	· DSM-IV criteria for MDD	· Screening for depression (PhQ9)	· Empathy
MI for Depression	· Differential diagnosis for depressive disorders	· Diagnosis of depression
	· CBT theoretical background	· Psychoeducation on depression
	Therapeutic guidelines	· Behavioral activation
		· Pleasure list
Week 4	· DSMIV criteria for GAD, Panic Disorder	· Screening for anxiety	· Awareness of mind-body connections
MI for anxiety	· Differential diagnosis for anxiety disorders	· Diagnosis of anxiety
	· CBT theoretical background	· CBT techniques
	Therapeutic guidelines	· Thought challenging
		· Deep breathing
		· Thought stopping
		· Psychoeducation on anxiety