[MaineSchoolNurse] Reminder: Motivational Interviewing Opportunity for Maine School Nurses

[DeCato, Sarah]

Good Morning-
Are you interested in learning more about Motivational Interviewing in your role as a school nurse?  We would like to give you the opportunity to participate in professional development, either virtually or in person, to add this tool to your toolkit.  The link will remain open until the end of business day, today, 12/5.

Click here if interested in registering (dates included in form):
Motivational Interviewing Professional Development Opportunities for Maine School Nurses<https://forms.office.com/Pages/DesignPageV2.aspx?prevorigin=shell&origin=NeoPortalPage&subpage=design&id=q6g_QX0gYkubzeoajy-GTqztGtx-9G1PhXwD3irY9gxUN0wyWUNTWkhBQzg4UEhCT1pDREk1Q0w1Qi4u&topview=Preview>

Deadline to complete interest form: Dec. 5th, 2023

This is a sign up form for the webinar version of Motivational Interviewing or the in person version of Motivational Interviewing.  Both will be offered FREE of charge to School Nurses actively working in Maine Schools.  The Maine DOE Coordinated School Health Team will cover any costs associated with the courses for any Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) actively working within a Maine school system.  For data and registration purposes, we do need you to complete the attached form.

What is Motivational Interviewing? How does it pertain to the role of the School Nurse?


  *   Motivational interviewing is a collaborative conversation style for strengthening a person’s own motivation and commitment to change. It is a student-centered conversation focusing on ambivalence about change by paying attention to the language of change.  The effort is to strengthen student’s motivation for, and movement toward, a specific goal, which could be health related, by eliciting and exploring their own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion.
  *   MI can provide school nurses with a tool for how to enhance students’ intrinsic motivation to learn or change health related behavior. It does so by providing a simple way to honor autonomy, recognize strengths or competence while enhancing interpersonal collaboration. It can be a tool to support students in developing a growth mindsets and reinforce the development of grit and improve outcomes
  *   MI is a guiding style of communication, that sits between following (known as good listening) and directing (known as giving information and advice).
  *   MI is designed to empower people to change by drawing out their own meaning, importance and capacity for change.
  *   MI is based on a respectful and curious way of being with people that facilitates the natural process of change and honors client autonomy.



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Sarah DeCato, MSN, RN, NCSN (She/Her)
School Nurse Specialist-Coordinated School Health
Office of School and Student Supports
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023
Email: sarah.decato at maine.gov<mailto:sarah.decato at maine.gov>
Phone: 207-441-3812
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