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Understanding Social Determinants of Health to Advance Cancer Health Equity: Clinical-Community Linkages

Self-paced
2 credits

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Description

This training introduces the concept and techniques of motivational interviewing (MI), focusing on guiding clients toward self-motivated change. It contrasts MI with persuasion-based approaches and demonstrates how MI fosters autonomy and collaboration by using techniques such as reflective listening, open-ended questions, and empathy.

Target Audience

This training video will be helpful to:

Healthcare professionals, counselors, social workers, and community health practitioners who seek to enhance their communication skills and effectiveness in fostering client-driven behavior change.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this training, you will be able to:

  1. Differentiate between motivational interviewing and persuasion techniques.
  2. Apply the core principles of MI, including empathy, reflective listening, and client empowerment.
  3. Use specific MI tools such as scaling questions and decisional balance exercises to explore client ambivalence and promote change.
  4. Identify and respond effectively to "change talk" and "sustain talk" during client interactions.

 

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