A communication strategy called motivational interviewing is widely used by health professionals to enhance people’s motivation to make healthy changes. Dr. Emily Kline has developed a motivational interviewing-inspired curriculum for parents of teens and young adults struggling with issues ranging from substance use to school refusal to serious mental illness. In this workshop, Dr. Kline will teach attendees about the principles of motivational interviewing and share how parents can use these skills to have closer relationships and more productive conversations with their teen and young adult children.

10am ET/7am PT