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Forward2026 Psychological Didactic Series: Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: Getting patients to do what you want them to do - 20260622
Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: Getting patients to do what you want them to do June 22, 2026 | |
Faculty/Planner Disclosure: | The planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationship(s) with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. |
Faculty:
| Steven R. Krebaum, Ph.D Baylor Scott & White Medical Psychology Consultants |
Level of Instruction: | Introductory |
Presentation Summary: | This presentation aims to provide an overview of motivational interviewing (MI) which is a highly specific collaborative communication approach addressing patient ambivalence for changing health behaviors. Background on the efficacy of MI for different populations and relevant evidence supporting its utility in the health care system will be provided. Specific approaches and strategies to change health behaviors will be presented. Recommendations for training and implementation of expanded roles for delivery of MI in the hospital system will also be discussed. |
Objectives: | 1.Provide overview of the evidence base for use of MI in health care settings across a number of different patient groups and health behaviors. 2.Describe elements of communication styles involved in MI and ways that providers can implement these strategies to elicit, recognize, and sustain change talk. 3.Review how the recommended strategies can be applied to expand training of medical staff to utilize MI in direct patient care to enhance treatment outcomes. |
References: | Almansour, M., AlQurmalah, S. I., & Abdul Razack, H. I. (2023). Motivational interviewing-an evidence-based, collaborative, goal-oriented communication approach in lifestyle medicine: A comprehensive review of the literature. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 18(5), 1170–1178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2023.03.011
Bischof, G., Bischof, A., & Rumpf, H. J. (2021). Motivational Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Approach for Use in Medical Practice. Deutsches Arzteblatt international, 118(7), 109–115. https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0014
Budhwani, H., & Naar, S. (2022). Training Providers in Motivational Interviewing to Promote Behavior Change. Pediatric clinics of North America, 69(4), 779–794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.2022.04.008 |
Accreditation: | The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content. |
Target Audience
Psychiatrists
Psychologists
Learning Objectives
Steven R. Krebaum, Ph.D
Baylor Scott & White Medical Psychology Consultants
The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Available Credit
- 1.00 American Psychological AssociationThe A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content.