About this Event
This immersive, 8-hour onsite workshop brings Motivational Interviewing (MI) directly into your organization—designed to strengthen your team’s communication, compassion, and mental health resilience. Through a blend of live demonstrations, guided mindfulness, and peer-based role-play, healthcare professionals learn how to use MI to foster patient trust, navigate resistance, and support behavioral change with empathy and clarity. The course also integrates self-care tools to help your staff manage stress, avoid burnout, and reconnect with the purpose behind their care.
How does this course helps your team to connect with patients:
This in-house workshop brings Motivational Interviewing (MI) directly to your healthcare team, equipping them with practical tools to strengthen patient connection, reduce resistance, and navigate difficult conversations with empathy. Through real-world simulations, guided mindfulness, and hands-on communication practice (OARS), participants learn how to create a safe, respectful space for patients to explore change, feel heard, and take ownership of their care.
Why It Matters for Your Team:
In today’s high-pressure healthcare environments, technical skill alone isn’t enough. This training helps professionals build deeper patient trust, improve treatment adherence, and reduce emotional disengagement—by shifting from advice-giving to guided, compassionate dialogue. It also supports the well-being of your staff through self-awareness and emotional regulation strategies, resulting in a more resilient, connected, and human-centered workplace.
Schedule Your Training for 2026
Connect with our team to customize the course content and delivery format based on your goals. Sessions can be scheduled at your convenience—In-house, Private Classroom or virtually.
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Agenda
Module 1: Foundations of Motivational Interviewing in Healthcare — 1 hour
Info: • Understand MI’s purpose in promoting health behavior change
• Connect MI with holistic nursing values (compassion, respect, empathy)
• Identify how MI enhances patient trust and adherence
• Hands-on activities/Discussion
Module 2: The Spirit of MI: Partnership, Compassion, and Respect — 1 hour
Info: • Explore the four elements of MI Spirit: Partnership, Acceptance, Compassion, Evocation
• Practice presence and non-judgment in healthcare interactions
• Activity, Case Study and Practice
Module 3: Core Skills — OARS for Healing Conversations — 1.5 hours
Info: • Master the OARS skills
• Practice using OARS with empathy, not interrogation
• Live demo and Skill Practice Rounds
Module 4: Exploring Ambivalence and Eliciting Change Talk — 1 hour
Info: • Recognize patient ambivalence as a normal step toward change
• Learn to evoke change talk (statements expressing motivation)
• Manage resistance without confrontation
• Activities, Case Study, Role-Play
Module 5: Integrating Mind–Body Awareness in MI Practice — 1 hour
Info: • Use presence, breath, and tone as tools for healing communication
• Recognize how the nervous system affects motivation and stress
• Apply mindfulness techniques during patient interactions
• Activities, Practice
Module 6: MI for Emotional Health & Stress Relief — 1 hour
Info: • Apply MI principles to manage personal stress and compassion fatigue
• Use MI self-talk to foster motivation and balance
• Support colleagues through motivational peer conversations
• Activities, Reflection
Module 7: Integration, Practice, and Reflection — 0.5 hour
Info: • Integrate OARS and MI Spirit into everyday healthcare practice
• Reflect on lessons and personal growth
• Develop an action plan for sustained compassionate communication
• Activities, Role Play, Practice
Event venue & nearby stays
Choose the training location that works best for you—your office or a venue you prefer., Get in touch at [email protected] to learn more., Fresno, United States
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