Spring Symposium
Each year, the UND Department of Communication & Sciences Disorders partners with Minnesota State University Moorhead to offer a spring symposium.
UND/MSUM Spring Symposium
Counseling/Motivational Interviewing & Trauma-Informed Care
April 16-17, 2026
Hilton Garden Inn- Grand Forks, ND
Featuring guest speaker Dr. Jerry Hoepner, Ph.D., CCC-SLP.
Cost
- Participant Fee: $245
- Student Fee: $50
Cost of registration includes a light breakfast, lunch, and snack both days.
Schedule
We look forward to a time of collaboration and connection with our fellow SLPs. Feel free to share this information with any of your colleagues interested in this opportunity for learning, collaboration, and connection among fellow SLPs.
8.0 CE Contact Hours
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. | Registration & Pastries/Coffee |
| 8:30 - 10 a.m. | Understanding Change & Self-Determination |
| 10 - 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 - 11:45 a.m. | Building the Therapeutic Alliance |
| 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Lunch – Group Discussion & Assignment (30 minutes) |
| 12:45 - 2:15 p.m. | Core Principles of Motivational Interviewing |
| 2:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:30 - 4 p.m. | Motivational Interviewing Microskills |
| 4 - 5:30 p.m. | Motivational Interviewing Microskills |
7.0 CE Contact Hours
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:30 - 8:15 a.m. | Pastries/Coffee |
| 8:15 - 10 a.m. | Core Counseling Skills |
| 10 - 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 - 11:30 a.m. | Techniques for individuals with Communication Disorders |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Lunch – Group Discussion & Assignment (30 minutes) |
| 12:30 - 2:15 p.m. | Review and Practice Techniques |
| 2:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Continue Review & Practice Techniques– Discussion – Interactive Practice |
Register
Registration is capped at 170 participants.
UND Credit Registration Instructions
Professional Development Credit
The following Learning Event has been approved for Graduate Professional Development credit through the University of North Dakota and is available for online credit registration. Please share this information with the participants registered for this learning event:
- T&L 2900: 2026 UND/MSUM Spring Symposium: Counseling/Motivational Interviewing & Trauma-Informed Care
- Name: Michelle Spicer
- Email: michelle.spicer@UND.edu
- Phone: 701.777.3864
- UND Session ID: PDE.26.2483
- Session Dates: 04/16/26 - 04/17/26
- Location of Event: UND
- Credit(s): 1
- Grading Option(s): S/U or Letter
Date Registration Opens: 3/3/2026
Date Registration Closes: 04/17/2026
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Office of Extended Learning
O'Kelly Hall Room 300
221 Centennial Dr. Stop 9021
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9021
701.777.0488
Hotel
A block of rooms has been set up at the Hilton Garden Inn- Grand Forks.
Book Hilton Garden Inn-Grand Forks
Sponsors
Sponsored by the Faculties of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of North Dakota and the Department of Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences at Minnesota State University-Moorhead.
* UND student registration fees sponsored by the University of North Dakota School of Graduate Studies.
