Optional Pre-Course Workshop

This is the pre-course schedule for the 2025 course. 

2026 pre-course schedule not yet available. 

 

 

 

 

Doctor talking to patientMastering the Principles of Motivational Interviewing 

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
9:00am – 5:30pm 
Live Streaming

Live Streaming in US Eastern Time

 

9:00am to 9:30am
Welcome and Overview: The Spirit of Motivational Interviewing

Joji Suzuki, MD

9:30am to 10:20am
Engaging: OARS Skills
  • Open-ended questions
  • Affirmations
  • Reflections
  • Summaries

Abby Altman, PhD 

10:20am to 10:40am
Small Group Practice
10:40am to 10:50am
Exercise Debriefing

All Faculty

10:50am to 11:05am
Break
11:05am to 11:30am
Focusing
  • Agenda setting
  • Ask-tell-ask

Claudia Rodriguez, MD

11:30am to 11:40am
Small Group Practice
11:40am to 11:45am
Exercise Debriefing

All Faculty

11:45am to 12:30pm
Break
12:30pm to 1:35pm
Evoking
  • Strengthening internal motivation
  • Change talk and sustain talk 

Susan Larrabee, LICSW

1:35pm to 1:55pm
Small Group Practice
1:55pm to 2:00pm
Exercise Debriefing

All Faculty

2:00pm to 2:10pm
Break
2:10pm to 2:45pm
Discord
  • Rolling with resistance

John Rodolico, PhD

2:45pm to 3:05pm
Small Group Practice
3:05pm to 3:10pm
Exercise Debriefing

All Faculty

3:10pm to 3:40pm
Planning
  • MI consistent action planning

Reuben Hendler, MD

3:40pm to 3:50pm
Break
3:50pm to 5:00pm
Bringing It Together
  • Practice exercise 
  • Exercise debriefing 
  • Video demonstration of MI 
  • 10-minute debrief

Susan Larrabee LICSW

5:00pm to 5:20pm
Q & A

All Faculty

5:20pm to 5:30pm
Workshop Wrap-up

All Faculty