FSU-Ft Pierce

At the conclusion, they participant should be able to:

1) IDENTIFY and DESCRIBE the basic principles and philosophy of Motivational Interviewing (MI); 2) USE basic MI skills to build rapport, demonstrate respect, and support clients’ self-determination; 3) ELICIT and selectively REINFORCE patient motivational statements, expressions of concerns about change, and/or desire and reasons for wanting to quit tobacco or make other health related changes; 4) DEMONSTRATE reflective listening skills to more fully understand clients’ perspectives about “the problem” and potential strategies to address those problems; 5) DISCUSS strategies for teaching and reinforcing students to develop their professional skills in promoting behavioral change using the MI framework in their patient interviewing and health education sessions with patients. Questions and answers will allow for audience participation.