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SUMMARY:Turning Conversations into Action: Advanced MI Strategies for Healthcare Professionals
DESCRIPTION:This advanced Motivational Interviewing (MI) webinar is designed for clinicians and healthcare professionals who already understand foundational MI concepts and are ready to deepen their skills. Building on core principles such as OARS\, stages of change\, and the spirit of MI\, participants will learn how to strategically recognize and amplify change talk\, skillfully respond to sustain talk\, and guide patients toward meaningful\, self-directed action. Special emphasis is placed on using the DARN-CAT framework\, advanced reflective listening techniques\, importance and confidence scaling\, and collaborative action planning to improve engagement and follow-through in brief clinical encounters. Participants will leave with practical strategies to transform difficult conversations into opportunities for lasting behavior change. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDifferentiate and strategically respond to change talk\, sustain talk\, and discord using advanced reflective listening techniques and the DARN-CAT framework.\nApply evocative MI strategies-including importance/confidence scaling\, values exploration\, and double-sided reflections-to strengthen patient motivation and resolve ambivalence.\nUse advanced reinforcement techniques such as complex reflections\, targeted affirmations\, and strategic summaries to amplify commitment language and enhance self-efficacy.\nFacilitate patient-generated action planning by translating motivation into SMART goals and realistic next steps that increase adherence and long-term behavior change.
URL:https://portal.veritasmanagementgroup.com/event/turning-conversations-into-action-advanced-mi-strategies-for-healthcare-professionals/
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