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Motivational Interviewing: De-Escalation, Foundations, and Advanced Skills 2026
Program Information
This training offers a comprehensive examination of mobile health care delivery within contemporary behavioral health settings. Drawing on an evidence-informed framework, the course integrates motivational interviewing and de-escalation methodologies to support ethically grounded, patient-centered practice in community-based environments.
Target Audience
This activity is appropriate for the following audiences:
- Nurse Practitioners
- Nurses
- Physicians
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- Other members of the care team
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to do the following:
- Apply evidence-informed motivational interviewing and de-escalation strategies to mobile behavioral health encounters to improve patient engagement and safety
- Demonstrate advanced communication techniques that maintain therapeutic alliance during high-stress or unpredictable situations
- Integrate behavioral health, communication, and safety practices to enhance outcomes for underserved, transient populations
AMA Designation Statement
Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. designates this Live activity for a maximum of 13 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Weitzman Institute Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of the Weitzman Institute to ensure that Continuing Education (CE) activities are independent and free of commercial bias. To ensure educational content is objective, balanced, and guarantee content presented is in the best interest of its learners' and the public, the Weitzman Institute requires that everyone in a position to control educational content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Examples can be found at accme.org.
Faculty participating in a Weitzman Institute-sponsored activity must disclose to the planning committee and audience all financial or other relationship(s) with ineligible companies.
Dr. Karen Ashley is the Director of Education for the Weitzman Institute. She oversees all educational programming accredited by the Moses/Weitzman Health System.
Planners
- Jacqueline Giarratano, MBA - Director, Behavioral Health, Mission Mobile Medical
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Global Mobile Medical Association and Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc./Weitzman Institute. Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
By completing this activity, you provide Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. the permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board(s).
Please note that continuing education credit requirements differ by state, jurisdiction, and licensing agency. It is your responsibility to confirm if your licensing/credentialing agency will accept the credits offered by this activity.
Available Credit
- 13.00 ACE/ASWBThrough Joint Accreditation Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) credit to social workers at its activities.
- 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to physicians at its activities via Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
- 13.00 ANCCThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) nursing credit to nurses at its activities.
- 13.00 APAThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Psychological Association (APA) credit to psychologists at its activities.
- 13.00 Participation Hour(s)You are able to download an unaccredited Participation Certificate for your records if you are not able to use any of the credit types provided for this activity or if this activity does not offer accredited CME/CE credits.
Registration Instructions
- Create an account with the Weitzman Education Platform if you haven't already. Reference How do I create an account? if needed.
- Select the Register button, then proceed to the Session Evaluation.
- In the Session Evaluation, select the session date you attended and complete each question.
- Once you have completed the session evaluation:
- You can claim credit commensurate with your attendance.
- You will then be able to download a certificate appropriate to your credentials.
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