Directing Patient Conversations Toward Meaningful Behavior Changes, Part 1: Plain Language, Self-Management & Motivational Interviewing Strategies

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This webinar was presented live on February 9, 2012.

Part 1 of the Directing Patient Conversations Toward Meaningful Behavior Changes series. Describes plain language, self-management education, and motivational interviewing at a level that introduces basic concepts and gives specific strategies to try with patients.

CPE has expired for this webinar.

Learning Objectives

1. To review barriers to effective health behavior change communication
2. To describe key concepts associated with plain language, self-management education, and motivational interviewing
3. To introduce "change talk" and consider the importance of directing conversations toward change
4. To demonstrate specific behavior change communication strategies that can be incorporated into clinical visits

Speaker

Kristin S. Vickers Douglas, PhD, ABPP
Associate Professor of Psychology
Mayo Clinic