Using Motivational Interviewing to Empower Families

  

Title:  

Using Motivational Interviewing to Empower Families

When:

Thursday, September 15, 2016 
2:00 - 3:00 pm Eastern Time                  

Moderator/Speaker: 

Carol Anne Gordon, MSW (USC) - Moderator
Family Services Coordinator
Legacy of Life Hawai'i

Sherry Blair, BA, MS, MSSW, PhD - Speaker
Chief Executive Officer
Sherry Blair Institute for Inspirational Charge, LLC
Adjunct Assistant Professor, USC

Purpose/Goal:
 
Motivational interviewing is a skill that will keep a conversation between a Family Services Coordinator or other healthcare professional and a potential donor family open and growing. This skill will help to grow the relationship with the family and create an educational dialogue during the donation conversation or during a re-approach for donation conversation.  During this webinar, we will learn the impact of, and how to utilize, motivational interviewing.
 
Target Audience:  

Members of the donation community serving diverse populations to include: family services coordinators; hospital development; nurses; multicultural outreach experts; quality improvement specialists; social workers; educators; and others involved in donation conversations.
 

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the webinar, participants should be able to

  • Describe the benefits of motivational interviewing
  • Demonstrate an educational dialogue with a potential donor family through the application of motivational interviewing.