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ForwardActivating Behavior Change: Introduction to Motivational Interviewing 04-12-22 to 04-14-2022
The purpose of this training is to enhance client centered communication approach and skills using the framework of Motivational Interviewing.
Schedule Day 1
Program begins at 9:30am and adjourns at 3:30pm Total Education Time: 5 hours
Day 1 4-12-2022
Time | Content | Presenter |
9:30am-10:30am | Welcome and opening activity which includes a “Taste of Motivational Interviewing” where participants begin to compare & contrast a traditional medical model with a more patient-centered / MI-congruent approach in breakout rooms. | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
10:30am-12pm | Spirit of MI and interactive practice / Principles of MI and interactive practice | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
12pm-1pm | Lunch |
|
1pm-3pm | Principles of MI and interactive practice | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
3pm-330pm | Final activity which includes viewing videos of a traditional & patient centered approach with an opportunity to debrief as a group and apply lessons learned throughout the day | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
Schedule Day 2
Program begins at 9:30am and adjourns at 3:30pm Total Education Time: 5 Hours
Day 2 4-13-2022
Time | Content | Presenter |
9:30am to 10:30am | Welcome and opening activity which includes “Batting Practice” where participants work on creating validating statements that are MI-congruent in response to challenging patient statements based on real healthcare settings. | Dan Watson & Renee Greenwald |
10:30am to 12pm | Introduction of Change Talk with interactive practice for eliciting and responding to Change Talk in a strategic way | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
12pm-1pm | Lunch | |
1pm-2pm | Review OARS Communication skills with interactive practice | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
2pm-330pm | MI-congruent approach for offering information/advice with interactive practice activity for application | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
Schedule Day 3
Program begins at 9:30am and adjourns at 3:30pm Total Education Time: 5 Hours
Day 3 4-14-2022
Time | Content | Presenter |
9:30am to 10:30am | Welcome and opening activity of “watching MI in Action” to observe skills learned about engaging patients/members. | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
10:30am- 12pm | 4 phases of MI skills and application | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
12pm-1pm | Lunch |
|
1pm-130pm | Spot the Difference Activity for final compare + contrast of MI-congruent and non MI-congruent approaches with a debrief | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
130pm to 3:30pm | Culminating Activity: Standardized Patient practice & feedback in breakout groups where a facilitator and small group develop a client persona and then participants have an opportunity to apply MI skills in coaching role-play with a standardized patient and receive feedback on their approach. | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
Target Audience
UPMC Health Plan RNs / SW / Health Coaches / Dieticians
Learning Objectives
1. Identify core concepts and principles of motivational interviewing (MI) as applied to a healthcare setting.
2. Describe the evidence that supports the efficacy of MI.
3. Explain the importance of a client-centered approach in working with patients/members.
4. Compare the traditional medical approach and the MI approach.
5. Identify the worst case and best-case scenarios in health coaching.
6. Demonstrate strategies to validate a member’s concerns and express empathy.
7. Demonstrate strategies to ask open ended questions, affirm, reflect and summarize.
8. Identify and recognize and respond to change talk.
9. Demonstrate strategies to evoke change talk from a member.
10. Explain in summary the basic principles of MI.
11. Demonstrate awareness of current strengths and areas of growth in the MI skills-set.
12. Demonstrate strategies and skills used in each of the phases of MI: engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning.
13. Apply MI strategies and skills in a culminating activity.
14. Apply and practice core concepts and principles of MI through case study with practice and feedback using standardized patients.
Schedule Day 1
Program begins at 9:30am and adjourns at 3:30pm Total Education Time: 5 hours
Day 1 4-12-2022
Time | Content | Presenter |
9:30am-10:30am | Welcome and opening activity which includes a “Taste of Motivational Interviewing” where participants begin to compare & contrast a traditional medical model with a more patient-centered / MI-congruent approach in breakout rooms. | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
10:30am-12pm | Spirit of MI and interactive practice / Principles of MI and interactive practice | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
12pm-1pm | Lunch |
|
1pm-3pm | Principles of MI and interactive practice | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
3pm-330pm | Final activity which includes viewing videos of a traditional & patient centered approach with an opportunity to debrief as a group and apply lessons learned throughout the day | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
Schedule Day 2
Program begins at 9:30am and adjourns at 3:30pm Total Education Time: 5 Hours
Day 2 4-13-2022
Time | Content | Presenter |
9:30am to 10:30am | Welcome and opening activity which includes “Batting Practice” where participants work on creating validating statements that are MI-congruent in response to challenging patient statements based on real healthcare settings. | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
10:30am to 12pm | Introduction of Change Talk with interactive practice for eliciting and responding to Change Talk in a strategic way | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
12pm-1pm | Lunch |
|
1pm-2pm | Review OARS Communication skills with interactive practice | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
2pm-330pm | MI-congruent approach for offering information/advice with interactive practice activity for application | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
Schedule Day 3
Program begins at 9:30am and adjourns at 3:30pm Total Education Time: 5 Hours
Day 3 4-14-2022
Time | Content | Presenter |
9:30am to 10:30am | Welcome and opening activity of “watching MI in Action” to observe skills learned about engaging patients/members. | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
10:30am- 12pm | 4 phases of MI skills and application | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
12pm-1pm | Lunch |
|
1pm-130pm | Spot the Difference Activity for final compare + contrast of MI-congruent and non MI-congruent approaches with a debrief | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
130pm to 3:30pm | Culminating Activity: Standardized Patient practice & feedback in breakout groups where a facilitator and small group develop a client persona and then participants have an opportunity to apply MI skills in coaching role-play with a standardized patient and receive feedback on their approach. | Mike Connell & Renee Greenwald |
Renee Greenwald is a Quality Assurance Coordinator at UPMC Health Plan where she is responsible for training, empowering, and the skill development of health coaches and care managers. She has a bachelor’s in Exercise Science from Slippery Rock University and a master’s in Exercise Science and Health Promotion, specializing in wellness and fitness and wellness coaching from California University of Pennsylvania. Renee is a Nationally Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach with about 5 years’ experience in health coaching.
Mr. Connell is the Clinical Engagement Coordinator for UPMC Health Plan’s Clinical Education Team. He has a master’s degree in Exercise Physiology and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Connell was a Health Coach at the UPMC Health Plan for six years where he had extensive experience coaching members to adopt healthy behaviors, including smoking cessation, physical activity, nutrition, stress management, and weight management. He was responsible for training the engagement and coaching skills of the lifestyle health coach team from 2010 to 2015. Mr. Connell is currently responsible for improving the engagement and Motivational Interviewing skills for clinical staff at the UPMC Health Plan, including RNs, Health Coaches, and Case Managers.
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Available Credit
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