This session will provide a brief overview of Motivational Interviewing (MI) including an introduction to the spirit and principles of MI to the primary skills used in an MI conversation.  It will include a variety of experiential exercises.  These exercises will give participants an opportunity to consider the relevance of MI to their personal and professional concerns in assisting their clientele in dealing with their chronic health concerns and to experience some of what makes MI different from other approaches in increasing motivation for good self-care.  [This is a closed event]