Motivational Interviewing: An Evidence-based Practice for Older Adults
Given our aging population and the limited healthcare resources available, utilizing brief behavioral interventions with older adults (defined here as 50 and older) for prevention of and early intervention for harmful health behaviors is increasingly important. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is designed to work well with a broad range of individuals including older adults with health-related problems. This webinar will review the empirical evidence of utilization of MI with older adults across health behaviors, describe the shifting motivations that older adults may have across generations, identify the unique circumstances of substance use and related problems that may affect intervention, and present results from two recent studies on MI with older adults.. The webinar will discuss important insights derived from the research and clinical work that will help to enhance motivation and commitment to change in this population. Case material will be employed to enrich content covered in the presentation.
Alexis Kuerbis, LCSW, PhD (Website) is Associate Professor at Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College of the City University of New York.
DATE: Monday, November 14th, 2022
TIME: 9:30am to 11:30am ET
LOCATION: Zoom Online Webinar
ONLINE ONLY (VIA ZOOM) | REGISTRATION REQUIRED
2.0 CE hours available for NY, NJ and CT licensed social workers, NY licensed mental health counselors, and NY licensed psychologists. Social workers and mental health counselors from other states, please check with your licensing board. CE attendance requirements can be found on the registration page.
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