Change is hard. Talking about change is hard. Successfully making a change requires three elements: readiness, willingness and ability. This webinar will provide an overview of how these three elements can promote successful and intentional behavior change. Danielle O’Brien-Day will discuss applications to the patient population, including individuals presenting with substance and opioid use disorder (SUD/OUD). She will review the Stages of Change and the key tasks for each stage as well as suggest ways to introduce Change Talk providing examples of how this promotes change readiness with SUD/OUD. The webinar will focus on early-stage interventions aligning with typical presentation for emergency department and primary care locations. Lastly, available SUD/OUD community resources will be shared to support individuals in need.

This course, in its entirety, will take an estimated 48 minutes to complete.

Transcript available upon request. 

This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1,000,000 with 0% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.