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Spring Training:
Improving
Our
Counseling
Skills
May 15-16, 2008
Anchorage, AK
About the Workshops
Motivational Interviewing
(Thursday, May 15, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
What is Motivational Interviewing (MI)? What
makes MI a unique approach in a family planning
and reproductive health setting? How do you
know if you really are demonstrating the Spirit of
MI when you are working with patients who are
engaging in risky behaviors? Does using MI save
time? These are some of the questions that will be
discussed during this 1-day, interactive and skillbased
workshop. The focus of this workshop will be
on working with clients who are engaging in risky
sexual behaviors. You will have time to practice MI
skills and discuss effective strategies.
Infertility Counseling
(Friday, May 16, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.)
This morning session will include a review of the
Title X Guidelines for Level One infertility services
and the key infertility screening criteria for women
and men.
Cultural Competency: Serving GLBT Clients
(Friday, May 16, 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
During this afternoon session, you will have an
opportunity to meet individuals from our Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT)
community, examine your assumptions and
possible misunderstandings, and make plans to
serve the GLBT community with increased cultural
competence in your clinic or agency.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:
Day #1 — Motivational Interviewing
- Demonstrate the essential skills (the OARS model)
in using the Motivational Interviewing (MI)
approach to patient education and counseling.
- Identify four key principles (REDS) in using an
MI approach.
- Discuss how MI, OARS and REDS apply to
effective intervention strategies in a reproductive
health care setting.
Day #2a (a.m. session) — Infertility Counseling
- Describe the Title X Guidelines for Level One
Infertility services.
- Identify key infertility screening information for
women and men.
Day #2b (p.m. session) — Cultural Competency: Serving GLBT Clients
- Assess personal assumptions and biases about
clients who are GLBT.
- Discuss ways to make clinic settings (or services)
more accessible and culturally attuned to
GLBT clients.
Audience: This workshop is designed for clinicians, RNs,
school nurses, and other staff working in health
care or social service settings.
Fees: Title X (federally funded family planning) agency: $25
Non-Title X agency: $55
To Register: Download and return the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) registration form [e10_05-15iocs.pdf] before the deadline. Registrants will receive a letter of confirmation and directions prior to the workshop.
Registration Deadline: Thursday, May 8, 2008
Continuing Education: The Center for Health Training (Provider #PA-23/Mar/09)
is an approved provider for continuing nursing education
by the Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA),
an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing
Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This education activity is approved for the following contact hours:
Day #1: 5.5 hours
Day #2: 4.5 hours
For a complete description of accreditation, visit our accreditation page.
This event is supported by the Office of Family Planning, Region X
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