Motivational Interviewing, Stages of Change, and Counseling Skills in Dietetic Practice

Fort Sam Houston, TX US
July 17, 2025

This presentation provides practical strategies for using Motivational Interviewing and Stage of Change with your clients.

MS Teams link to the course can be found here.

Target Audience

This activity provides continuing education for registered dietitians and dietetic technicians. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.

Learning Objectives

  1. Define Motivational Interviewing (MI) and its core principles
  2. Identify and practice key counseling skills used in MI
  3. Describe the Stages of Change Model
  4. Summarize how to apply skills in practice
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 CDR

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1.00 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.

Course opens: 
07/10/2025
Course expires: 
07/31/2025
Event starts: 
07/17/2025 - 3:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
07/17/2025 - 4:00pm EDT
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Brooke Army Medical Center ERB Conference Room (L29-10E)
3551 Roger Brooke Dr
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
United States

CPT Cristina Western, RDN, CSSD 

Dr. Stephanie R. De Leon Ansley, PhD, RD, LD, CDCES 

Disclosure: DHA J-7 staff, planners, authors, faculty, and content reviewers for this educational activity have no relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 CDR

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1.00 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.

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Requirements: CE/CME certificates are awarded to participants who fully complete the activity, successfully submit the evaluation survey, and pass the posttest. The deadline to claim credit is Jul 31, 2025.

Access Code: Some activities require an access code to register or claim credit. Please contact the organization providing the activity for the access code. The Continuing Education Program Office (CEPO) does not provide access codes.

Accommodations: Please contact the course instructor to inquire about accommodations. For additional technical support, email [email protected].

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