Demonstrating the MI Spirit with Complex Reflections: A Motivational Interviewing Workshop

Sunday, April 7, 2024

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM

Presenter(s)

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Julie Childers, MD, FASAM

Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Slides Handouts
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Caridad Ponce Martinez, MD, FASAM

Assistant Professor
UMass Chan Medical School, Massachusetts
Carla B. Marienfeld, MD, DFAPA, FASAM

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
UC San Diego, California

The first step in learning motivational interviewing (MI) is develop the “MI spirit” , including a genuine belief in the patients worth, support of their autonomy, and curiosity about the patient’s inner experience. Reflective listening is a foundational skill that helps us cultivate the accurate empathy required for MI practice. In this interactive workshop, participants will be introduced to this key MI skill and have the opportunity to practice it in small groups.

Learning Objectives:

Learners will be able to:

Describe the difference between complex reflections, simple reflections, and paraphrases.
State the role of complex reflections in motivational interviewing.
Produce reflective statements that include a hypothesis or a guess about the patient or client's meaning.