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Motivational Interviewing In-Person Training

James W. Hunt, Jr. Training & Learning Center, Worcester, MA   Visit Website
Thursday, May 08, 2025 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM   iCalendar UTC

Empower Change Through Motivational Interviewing

We invite all participants who have completed the self-paced Motivational Interviewing (MI) program to join us for an in-person training session on Thursday, May 8, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at the League Worcester Office, located at 16 Brooks Street, Worcester, MA. This full-day session is designed to help you build confidence and strengthen your MI skills through hands-on practice and interactive learning. Past participants have found this session to be a valuable part of their training. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. If you have any dietary restrictions, please reach out to Jessica at jsaadesposito@massleague.org 

We are actively pursuing CEUs for nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, and providers. Please register by clicking the RSVP button below. Questions? Don’t hesitate to contact us.

Target Audience
This activity is designed for nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, behavioral health professionals, and other clinical providers who have completed the self-paced MI course and are seeking hands-on practice to reinforce their skills.

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Discuss the four principles of Motivational Interviewing (Spirit of MI) and their application to engagement in behavior change conversations
  2. Discuss the four processes of Motivational Interviewing in a behavior change conversation
  3. Demonstrate the four skills used in Motivational Interviewing (OARS)
  4. Differentiate between change talk and sustain talk in a behavior change conversation

 

Presenter
Angela Cooper, LCAT

Agenda

  • 9:15 – 9:45 AM: Breakfast and networking (optional)
  • 9:45 – 10:00 AM: Welcome, Introductions, Overview
  • 10:00 – 10:30 AM: Skill review and discussion using the weekly Windowpane from Participant Workbook
  • 10:30 – 11:00 AM: Skill Practice: Reflections
  • 11:00 – 12:00 PM: Listening Activity: Identify and practice key listening skills
  • 12:00 – 12:30 PM: Lunch (30 minutes)
  • 12:30 – 1:00 PM: Video Demonstration and Discussion
  • 1:00 – 2:15 PM: 3-Chairs: Guided MI Skill Practice
  • 2:15 – 2:30 PM: Break
  • 2:30 – 4:00 PM: MI Conversation Practice: Utilizing key MI skills with in-the-moment feedback

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Successful Completion Requirements
To receive credit, participants must attend the full session and complete the post-event evaluation.

Program Fees & Registration
There is no fee to attend; however, participants must have completed the self-paced MI course and must register in advance.

Disclosure Information
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence, the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) requires anyone in a position to affect or control continuing education content (e.g., authors, presenters, and program planners) to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. It is the responsibility of ADCES to mitigate and disclose all relevant conflicts of interest. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone bias in any presentation but is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of the presentation. 

 

Planners and Speakers

No relevant financial relationships to report.

  • Angela Cooper, LCAT (Speaker)
  • Susan Dargon Hart, LICSW (Planner)
  • Janet Spillane, RN (Planner)
  • Claire Santarelli, RD, LDN (Planner)
  • Phung On, PharmD, BCPS (Planner)
  • Geoff Pechinsky, MD (Planner)

Acknowledgement of Financial Support
No commercial support has been received for this activity.

Acknowledgement of Joint Providership
This activity is jointly provided by the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) and the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. 

 

 

 

 

 

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned by the  the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists and Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education

The Universal Activity Number is JA4008258-9999-25-076-L01-P. This knowledge-based activity has been approved for 6.0 contact hour(s). This statement contains information provided to NABP from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) via CPE Monitor®. ACPE policy states paper and/or electronic statements of credit may no longer be distributed directly to learners as proof of ACPE credit. The official record of credit may be located in the learner’s e-profile in CPE Monitor.

 

American Medical Association (AMA)

Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists designates this activity for a maximum of 6.0 ANCC contact hours. This activity discusses 0.0 contact hours of pharmacotherapeutic content. 

The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 10977, for 6.0 contact hours. 

 The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 6.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. 

 

Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR): CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 6.0 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity. Completion of this RD/DTR profession-specific or IPCE activity awards CPEUs (One IPCE credit = One CPEU). If the activity is dietetics-related but not targeted to RDs or DTRs, CPEUs may be claimed which are commensurate with participation in contact hours (One 60 minute hour = 1 CPEU). RDs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log. Sphere and Competency selection is at the learner’s discretion.

 

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists 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. The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 6.0 continuing education credits.

 

Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists: To satisfy the requirements for renewal of certification for the Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education (CBDCE), continuing education activities must be diabetes related and approved by a provider on the CBDCE list of Approved Providers (http://www.cbdce.org). CBDCE does not approve continuing education. The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists is on the CBDCE list of Approved Providers.

 

Other Health Professionals: It is the responsibility of each participant to determine if the program meets the criteria for re-licensure or recertification for their discipline.

 

Acknowledgement of Financial Support
No commercial support has been received for this activity.