Motivational Interviewing

Participants will learn about motivational interviewing and its role in behavioral change counseling. The session will cover the Stages of Behavior Change, the spirit of of motivational interviewing, and practical strategies for eliciting change talk.

Objectives:

• Understand the Stages of Behavior Change and its role in behavior change counseling.
• Recognize the spirit of motivational interviewing (MI), including acceptance, evocation, collaboration, and compassion.
• Become acquainted with specific strategies used in MI that elicit “change talk.”

Speaker: Prantik Saha, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irvine Medical Center; Pediatrician in private practice