On zoom: this series is largely for UHS medical staff (nurses, MAs, physicians, NPs, PAs) and we will reserve three spots for Michigan Medicine medical folks to participate. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a terrific tool for helping people change behavior. It's especially helpful for medical staff when addressing chronic illness components such as lifestyle changes and medication adherence). Learn basic, foundational skills for MI, including spirit (Compassion, Acceptance, Partnership, Evocation/Empowerment), OARS (open questions, affirmations, reflections, summaries), identifying and responding to change talk and a little on discord (if there is time). We'll include a lot of practice in "real plays" (you get to work on your own behavior changes that you are ambivalent about--so bring a couple behaviors to consider. While you won't be an expert at MI when you are done, you will be able to start the practice, move forward in your skills, know how to improve and maybe even want to learn more. Please only register if you can attend all of the training dates, as each day builds on prior sessions. All sessions are on Thursday mornings (a zoom link will be sent closer to the training):

• 5/23, 9-noon
• 6/6, 8-10 am (note that we are skipping the week of Memorial Day)
• 6/13, 8-10:30 am
• 6/20, 8-10:30 am