Where
Limestone University/Hines and Riggins Center1115 College Dr.
Gaffney, SC 29340Driving Directions
Beth Poore
Organizing Director, SCIC
8039242388
pooreb@dhec.sc.gov
Motivational Interviewing for
Vaccination Promotion
April 22: Cherokee County
Description
The South Carolina Immunization Coalition invites you to join leading researchers from University of South Carolina and Duke University to learn and practice core skills of motivational interviewing.
This educational activity is free of charge and offers Continuing Education credits (CEU) for medical, nursing, and pharmacy professionals.
Lunch will also be provided!
To maximize the learner experience, workshop sizes are limited to 20 participants and there is no virtual option.
Course Objectives
- Describe basic principles of Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Demonstrate core skills of MI, including open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening, and summarizing (OARS skills)
- Identify best practices in implementing MI to promote uptake of recommended immunizations
- Define 'stages of change' and explain MI-based strategies appropriate for each stage
- Discriminate between change talk and sustain talk
Instructors
In partnership with