PA278: Using Motivational Interviewing to Improve Parenting in a Family-Centered Intervention

Thursday, February 15, 2024
4:30 PM–5:20 PM CST

  • PMD: 6,7
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Introduction
  • Poster Session 7: Consultation and Collaboration With Educators and Parents

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. learn about a family-centered intervention, the Family-Check-Up, that integrates motivational interviewing;
  2. understand the relationships between motivational interviewing proficiency and parent motivation, parenting practices, and child emotional and behavioral problems in a family-centered intervention; and
  3. apply motivational interviewing skills to motivate and engage parents.

Description

This session presents a research study examining the effects of motivational interviewing proficiency on parenting practices and child outcomes. We highlight motivational interviewing skills to motivate and engage parents.

Presenter(s)

Caleb E. Flack, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Stanley A. Garbacz, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Contributor(s)

Cassidy J. Gerothanas, Madeline R. Aiello-Kimberlain, Anne E. Bowen, Jim Cho

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