Motivational Interviewing, Shared Decision Making, and Behavior Change

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Target Audience
This activity is designed for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists in outpatient/community practice, including pediatrics. Other learner groups such as any other learner that utilizes motivational interviewing during their clinical practice would also benefit from this education.
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this course, the participant should be able to:
- identify specific motivational interviewing and shared decision-making skills and techniques useful in communicating with patients about health-related behavior change
- effectively utilize specific motivational interviewing and shared decision-making skills in simulated encounters with standardized patients
Course Cancellation Policy
In the unusual circumstance that this course is cancelled, you will be called and/or emailed.
Schedule
Please note: Locations change by date.
| Monday, August 17, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Northeast | 6 Wildflower Dr. Wilkes-Barre |
| Monday, August 31, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Central | Weis Center for Research (GMC) |
| Friday, September 4, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Northeast | 6 Wildflower Dr. Wilkes-Barre |
| Friday, September 11, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | West | 132 Abigail Ln. Port Matilda |
| Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Central | Weis Center for Research (GMC) |
| Friday, October 23, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | West | 132 Abigail Ln. Port Matilda |
| Thursday, October 29, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Central | Weis Center for Research (GMC) |
| Friday, October 30, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Northeast | 6 Wildflower Dr. Wilkes-Barre |
| Tuesday, November 10, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Northeast | 6 Wildflower Dr. Wilkes-Barre |
| Monday, November 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | West | 132 Abigail Ln. Port Matilda |
| Friday, November 20, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Central | Weis Center for Research (GMC) |
| Monday, November 23, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Central | Weis Center for Research (GMC) |
| Wednesday, December 2, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Central | Weis Center for Research (GMC) |
| Friday, December 4, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Northeast | 6 Wildflower Dr. Wilkes-Barre |
| Friday, December 11, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | West | 132 Abigail Ln. Port Matilda |
| Monday, December 14, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Northeast | 6 Wildflower Dr. Wilkes-Barre |
Geisinger Faculty
Content Disclosure
Accreditation
![]() | In support of improving patient care, Geisinger College of Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team |
Credit Designation
Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates each Motivational Interviewing Workshop activity for a maximum of 3.50 credit hours. Specific credit designation details can be found on the Accreditation page of the dated educational activity in which you enrolled.
Disclosure Policy
Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing education activity sponsored by Geisinger College of Health Sciences must disclose to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s).
Commercial Support
None
1. To enroll, check the box next to your preferred workshop date and click the Enroll button. Note that once a date is selected, you will be locked out of other workshop dates.
2. You are now enrolled and will receive an email from 'GeisingerCE'. You may close the page once registered.

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