MI Skills Building: Person-centered Approach for Difficult Conversations in Healthcare Settings 6-21-2022
This session focuses on the nature of difficult conversations, recognizing them, how they are initiated, the best- and worst-case scenario, how to connect to your own values
Target Audience
UPMC Health Plan RNs / SW / Health Coaches / Dieticians
Learning Objectives
- Recognize what a difficult conversation within a healthcare setting
- Discuss difficult conversations in various settings chronic care, behavioral health, shared decision making
- Identify how to connect with one's own values in the conversation
Program begins at 1:30pm and adjourns at 3:30pmTotal Education Time: 2 Hours
Time | Content | Presenter |
1:30pm-2pm | Overview of Difficult Conversations | Amanda Gabarda, EdD, MPH, MS |
2pm-2:30pm | Review basic principles and concepts of the Motivational Interviewing approach | Amanda Gabarda, EdD, MPH, MS Michael Connell, MS Renee Greenwald, MS, MBC-HWC |
2:30pm-3pm | Review engaging skills within MI and how to apply them to difficult conversations | Amanda Gabarda, EdD, MPH, MS Michael Connell, MS Renee Greenwald, MS, MBC-HWC |
3pm-3:30-pm | Apply & Practice skills learned in culminating activity | Amanda Gabarda, EdD, MPH, MS Michael Connell, MS Renee Greenwald, MS, MBC-HWC |
Indira Stokes is a Clinical Engagement 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 Biology and Economics from the University of Pittsburgh and a master's in Public Health, specializing in behavioral and community health from the University of Pittsburgh. Indira is a Certified Health Education Specialist and a Nationally Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach with over 5 years’ experience in health coaching.
CCM CE will be provided: 2 CE - CCM COA will be sent via email from UPMC Health Plan nurse planner
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 2 continuing education credits.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 2.0 contact hours.
Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work Education activity is 2.0 contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 2.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 2.00 ASWB
- 2.00 Attendance