• helps foster a collaborative relationship between clients and their health care provider
• are applicable to any chronic health condition
• can be used in various clinical settings
• are compatible with other self-management techniques
• reinforces language taught in the peer led Stanford program

MI makes efficient use of health care providers’ time and can be used as part of any routine client interaction with the opportunity to use it over multiple visits.

Session Time: 09AM-11PM

Session Dates:

Wednesday  September 07, 2022
Friday  September 09, 2022
Wednesday  September 14, 2022
Friday  September 16, 2022

Session Topics:

Session 1:Engaging and Focusing Process

This session will focus on strategic use of OARS skills; the underlying philosophy of CAPE (Compassion, Acceptance, Partnership and Evocative Spirit); identifying communication barriers and the “righting reflex” which impacts the development of a therapeutic relationship.  Strategies to engage the client in developing a collaborative focus for the session will also be discussed

Session 2: Identifying, Eliciting and Responding to Change Talk

This session will address identifying and listening for client change talk. We will discuss and practice strategies to elicit/evoke change talk within the client as well as how to effectively respond to change talk so the client talks more about making change and determines that something needs to be different.

Session 3: Exploring Ambivalence, Raising Discrepancy and Addressing Relationship Discord

This session will focus on strategies that can be used to explore client ambivalence about change and how to raise concerns with the client about their current behaviour.  Skills on how to maintain therapeutic rapport using advanced reflective listening skills to counter/challenge the client’s thoughts about change will be explored.

Session 4: Commitment to Change, Obtaining a Goal and Developing Action Plans

This session will address specific client commitment language that indicates readiness for change and how HCPs can seamlessly move into the planning process to develop client centred goals and action plans.  Strategies for assessing the client’s level of importance and confidence in goal attainment as well as overcoming barriers to change will be explored.