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Using Motivational Interviewing to Discuss Substance Use: Engaging and Focusing

September 10, 2025
5:30 pm
-     7:00 pm
ET
Presenter(s): Brian Borsari, PhD

1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Improve how you connect with patients who feel stuck or uncertain about change.

Join Dr. Borsari in this upcoming webinar where he’ll share practical Motivational Interviewing (MI) strategies to help you:

  • Engage more effectively with patients
  • Navigate ambivalence around behavior change
  • Avoid resistance and build trust through collaboration

Whether you’re new to MI or looking to sharpen your skills, this session will offer actionable techniques you can apply right away.


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Funding for this initiative was made possible by cooperative agreement no. 1H79TI086770 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.


The Addiction Psychiatry Advanced Psychotherapy Curriculum on-demand sessions, developed by the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) in collaboration with Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) and NYU School of Medicine, are a great way to keep up to date with best practices in patient management on your own schedule.

Course directors for this program are Christopher Blazes, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at OHSU, and David Stiffler, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at NYU.

You can access recordings of past events and registration for live webinars here. We’ll also send out emails to remind you.

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