MIC Lab recommends using a standardized client during the recording of conversations to ensure the difficulty level is equivalent and to allow scenarios to be designed so that different MI skills can be demonstrated.

Actors simulate clients/patients and

• are trained for you to demonstrate your skills in MI
• provide everyone with the same conditions
• pose no confidentiality issues
• conduct conversations over the phone
• upload recorded conversations
• standardize conversations, which ensures fair MIC Lab certification
• provide an opportunity to demonstrate your MI skills during a 20-minute conversation.

Scenario for standardized patient (SP) / client

You will receive a description of the type of client calling and the reason for the call before the conversation. You will learn what the target behavior of the conversation is (for example, “to quit smoking”). You are not expected to be an expert in the target behavior (quitting smoking) of the conversation, but you will be informed about facts related to the target behavior. There is room to choose a scenario you are comfortable with.

Instructions for the person conducting the conversation:

SP will call you at the number you schedule when you arrange your conversation in the calendar. SP will call at the time you specified and record your conversation. SP uploads the conversation on www.miclab.se. The conversation is coded, and you can listen to it once it is coded.