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In the second part of this series, we dive deep into methods of strengthening peer support in the work place, the single most important factor associated with well-being under challenging circumstances. This webinar is geared toward administrators, managers, and supervisors, and draws on data from the "Work Environment Survey" administered during our first webinar. Click here to register for this webinar.

This webinar provides an overview of empathetic stress, moral injury, and microaggressions, and describes coping strategies for both providers and clients. Click here to register for this webinar.

Para celebrar y continuar una tradición anual, Migrant Clinicians Network y el Consulado de México en Austin organiza la Cuarta Conferencia Anual de Liderazgo de Mujeres que se celebrará el 10 de noviembre de 2018 en Austin.  Para registrarse por favor haga click aquí.

This webinar will discuss health dispaities and risk factors among sexual minority women by exploring the ways in which stigma and lack of culturally affirming care impact health outcomes.  Jane Powers will also highlight strategies that could be used to address implicit provider bias in care for sexual minority women.  For more information and to register for this event please click

DEVELOPING MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING SKILLS:  This final session will involve extensive role playing exercises so that participants can practice the skills learned in Session 5.  Participants will be encouraged to bring challenging cases to the group for discussion and problem solving.

INTRODUCTION TO MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING:  This session will lead participants through the key elements of motivational interviewing, with a particular focus on how to enage socially and ethnically diverse patient populations.  The sessions will examine the key elements of motivational interviewing including the four general principles of -- 1.  express empathy, 2.  develop discrepancy, 3.  roll with resistance, and 4.  support self-efficacy.  The session will emphasize specific skills and tools used to create a systematic approach to engaging patients.&n

SUPPORTING PATIENT-SELF MANAGEMENT IN A TEAM-BASED SETTING:  In this session, we will explore the institutional and systems-based approaches for health center staff to build continuity and sustain their patient engagement efforts.  Participants will identify facilitators and barriers to achieving a culture of patient engagement and create SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound) goals for their health center

PATIENT SELF-MANAGEMENT AND GOAL SETTING:  Patients with chronic diseases make day-to-day decisions about their health. The key to better health is for the health center team to engage with patients in the process of self-management so that the health center can fully support patients for better health outcomes. In this session, we will discuss some of the key strategies that have been proved effective in engaging patients in self-management.  In particular, we will focus on tools to improve goal setting and on strategies to support patients in reaching their health goals.

TEAM-BASED ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES:  This session will outline the Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) "Be Prepared to Be Engaged" strategy for patient activation and will incorporate role playing exercises and Q&A.  Participants will review case studies beforehand and come prepared to think through patient care scenarios in which Be Prepared to Be Engaged can be utilized.

Participants in the virtual learning collaborative will attend six (6) learning sessions consisteing of live web-based platform training, offline team-based activities, and facilitated office hourse.  Click here to register for the series.   

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