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Learners will leave with an enhanced knowledge of tangible clinical interventions to be utilized with clients, targeting collaboratively identified problem behaviors.<\/p>\n<p>The following content areas will be included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An overview of research that guides motivational interviewing\u2019s increasing focus on recognizing, reinforcing, and evoking change language.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The four processes of motivational interviewing and how they are used to develop change-inspired conversation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Tangible skills for eliciting change talk with their clients and to effectively respond in a way that evokes additional change language.<\/li>\n<li>Techniques used to gain and enhance motivation towards meaningful behavior changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Desired learning outcome:\u00a0Participants will apply the concepts and techniques learned to enhance motivation toward meaningful behavior change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:<\/strong>\u00a0Bernard Showers, DSW, LCSW,\u00a0Adjunct Professor at Shippensburg University, University of Maryland, and Simmons University, Dr. Showers is an educator, researcher and a MINT member specializing in Motivational Interviewing and having trained aspiring and active independent practitioners around the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact Hours:<\/strong> <strong>5 contact hours for Nurses \/ 5 clinical CEUS for Social Workers \/ all others will receive a certification of completion. <\/strong><em>Co-Sponsered with the School of Social Work<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pre-registration is required for all attendees.<\/p>\n<p>Successful Completion: Participants will attend 100% of the program and complete an online evaluation to receive contact hours. 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