Turning Conversations into Action: Advanced MI Strategies for Healthcare Professionals (August 12, 2026)

Program Information

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This advanced Motivational Interviewing webinar builds upon foundational MI principles and equips participants with practical techniques to deepen patient engagement during clinical encounters. Participants will learn to recognize and strategically respond to change talk, sustain talk, and discord using the DARN-CAT framework and advanced reflective listening skills. Through case examples and practical application, attendees will explore importance and confidence scaling, values exploration, complex reflections, targeted affirmations, and collaborative action planning. Participants will leave with evidence-based communication strategies that promote patient autonomy, strengthen commitment to change, and improve adherence to preventive health recommendations, including cancer screening and follow-up care.

Target Audience

This activity is appropriate for the following audiences:

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physicians
  • Physician Associates/Assistants
  • Other Behavioral Health providers
  • Other members of the care team

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to do the following:

  • Differentiate and strategically respond to change talk, sustain talk, and discord using advanced reflective listening techniques and the DARN-CAT framework.
  • Apply evocative Motivational Interviewing strategies—including importance/confidence scaling, values exploration, and double-sided reflections—to strengthen patient motivation and resolve ambivalence.
  • Use advanced reinforcement techniques, including complex reflections, targeted affirmations, and strategic summaries, to amplify commitment language and enhance patient self-efficacy.
  • Facilitate patient-generated action planning by translating motivation into SMART goals and realistic next steps that improve adherence and support long-term behavior change.

AMA Designation Statement

Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

    Activity summary
    Available credit: 
    • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Academy of PAs (AAPA) credit to physician assistants at its activities. Participants should only claim commensurate credit with the extent of their participation in the activity.
    • 1.00 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).
    • 1.00 ANCC
      Through 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.
    • 1.00 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.
    Activity opens: 
    08/12/2026
    Activity expires: 
    12/31/2026

    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.

    Planners & Presenters

    • Tonya M. Davis MBA, CQIA Founder | CEO
    • Francesca Viola-Hamilton LCSW Founder | Clinical Social Work/Therapist

    Accreditation Statement

    In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by 5D Consulting Group 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. Additional credits are available for Physician Assistants/Associates. 

    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).

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    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

    • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
      Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Academy of PAs (AAPA) credit to physician assistants at its activities. Participants should only claim commensurate credit with the extent of their participation in the activity.
    • 1.00 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).
    • 1.00 ANCC
      Through 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.
    • 1.00 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.
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    1. Create an account with the Weitzman Education Platform if you haven't already. Reference How do I create an account? if needed.
    2. Select the Register button, then proceed to the Session Evaluation.
    3. 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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    You must claim credit and download your certificate by the activity expiration date. For compliance reasons, the Weitzman Institute cannot modify this deadline. If you need any technical support, submit a ticket to our Support Center.