
June 2019 IDEA Fitness Journal Quiz 2: Using Motivational Interviewing to Drive Behavior Change
This quiz highlights motivational interviewing and conversation techniques to help clients with behavior change.
Natalie Digate Muth, MD, MPH, RDN, FAAP
Natalie Digate Muth, MD, MPH, RD is a board-certified pediatrician, registered dietitian, and ACE Health Coach. She is committed to providing evidence-based nutrition and fitness information to health professionals and consumers alike in a way that is logical, practical and directly applicable to readers’ lives. She has authored over 100 publications and book chapters, all which are based on the latest scientific evidence and presented in a manner that is easy-to-understand and apply. She is Director of Healthcare Solutions for the American Council on Exercise (ACE) having written the nutrition chapters for each of ACE’s textbooks, the ACE Fitness Nutrition Manual and Specialty Certification, and recorded several Webinars and online courses. Furthermore, as a spokesperson for ACE, the largest fitness certifying and advocacy organization in the country, she informs broadcast and print media outlets throughout the U.S. on pertinent nutrition and fitness issues. She is author '"Eat Your Vegetables!" and ot
Learning Objectives
After reading these articles, you should be able to:
1. Define motivational interviewing.
2. Describe the spirit of motivational interviewing.
3. Identify change talk and sustain talk.
4. Use simple and complex reflections in a conversation with a client.
5. List five questions to start a motivational-interviewing conversation.
Course Procedure
- Enroll in the course.
- View the course content.
- Take the test. (You must score 80% to pass. If you do not pass, you may retake the test.)
- Print your certificate of completion.
Course Content
- Motivational Interviewing: Talking Their Way to Health
- Motivational Interviewing: Talking Their Way to Health Exam