Evidence-based training for healthcare teams.
Build Trust with Motivational Interviewing
Boost Oregon provides Motivational Interviewing (MI) training that makes vaccine conversations easier, more respectful, and more effective. Designed for real clinical environments, our programs help teams build confidence and strengthen patient trust.
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Strategic Applications for Your Organization
Health Systems & Clinics
Pharmacists & Pharma Teams
Public Health Departments
Train clinicians and support staff to navigate patient hesitancy with confidence
Public Health Departments
Pharmacists & Pharma Teams
Public Health Departments
Improve community outreach, engagement, and trust with evidence-based communication
Pharmacists & Pharma Teams
Pharmacists & Pharma Teams
Pharmacists & Pharma Teams
Strengthen patient counseling, counter misinformation, and build rapport
MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING TRAINING WORKSHOPS
BUILDING VACCINE CONFIDENCE IN THE CLINIC
ADDRESSING VACCINE HESITANCY: LESSONS FROM MI
ADDRESSING VACCINE HESITANCY: LESSONS FROM MI
1 Hour | Virtual
This workshop for healthcare providers introduces Motivational Interviewing to build rapport and guide vaccine conversations, with practical strategies and real case examples.
ADDRESSING VACCINE HESITANCY: LESSONS FROM MI
ADDRESSING VACCINE HESITANCY: LESSONS FROM MI
ADDRESSING VACCINE HESITANCY: LESSONS FROM MI
1 Hour | Virtual
Designed to introduce participants to Motivational Interviewing for vaccine conversations, including open questions, affirmations, reflective listening, honoring autonomy, and the Ask–Offer–Ask framework.
VACCINE CONVERSATIONS ACROSS CULTURES
ADDRESSING VACCINE HESITANCY: LESSONS FROM MI
VACCINE CONVERSATIONS ACROSS CULTURES
1 Hour | Virtual
One-hour virtual session on culture-linked vaccine hesitancy (historical trauma, religion, politics), showing how to recognize it and hold conversations with empathy using Motivational Interviewing.
INTRODUCTION TO MI
INTRODUCTION TO MI
VACCINE CONVERSATIONS ACROSS CULTURES
4 Hours | In-Person or Virtual
The four-hour interactive, practical training immerses participants in MI’s spirit and practice. Over the session, learners explore MI’s guiding philosophy, practice core skills, and learn to recognize client language signaling readiness to change. Through experiential exercises and guided practice, attendees gain hands-on experience applying MI techniques in real-world scenarios.
Spanish or English
FOUNDATIONS OF MI
INTRODUCTION TO MI
FOUNDATIONS OF MI
6 Hours | 6 CME Credits | In-Person or Virtual
Boost Oregon is an AAFP‑approved CME provider for our 6‑hour Foundations of Motivational Interviewing (MI) course. The course presents the philosophy and core components of MI and includes guided practice in open questions, reflections, affirmations, and summaries to promote behavior change and address vaccine hesitancy.
Spanish or English
FREE!
Build trust. Reduce resistance. Have better conversations.
When families say "I'm not sure about vaccines," do you know what to ask?
This free guide gives you six open-ended questions that: ✓ Reduce resistance ✓ Build trust ✓ Open real conversations
From Boost Oregon's evidence-based MI training.
our trainers
Ryan Hassan, MD, MPH, FAAP
Carrie Bader, MPH, MOTR/L, CHES
Carrie Bader, MPH, MOTR/L, CHES
Boost Oregon’s Medical Director, Ryan Hassan (he/him) is a board‑certified pediatrician in Oregon who advances children’s health through preventive care, healthy‑lifestyle promotion, and physician advocacy.
Carrie Bader, MPH, MOTR/L, CHES
Carrie Bader, MPH, MOTR/L, CHES
Carrie Bader, MPH, MOTR/L, CHES
Carrie Bader (she/her/hers), first attended an MI training in 2007 and has been a dedicated student of MI ever since. She is a health educator and occupational therapist, and is a certified MI trainer through the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT).
Heather Lynch, MA, CRC, OPMA
Carrie Bader, MPH, MOTR/L, CHES
Heather Lynch, MA, CRC, OPMA
Heather Lynch (she/her/hers) has been mentoring and guiding MI skills practice with a wide variety of humans in service working with other humans on growth and change, since 2007. Heather is a certified rehabilitation counselor and member of MINT.
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Boost Oregon’s Motivational Interviewing (MI) training gives healthcare and public health teams practical, evidence-based tools to engage patients, reduce resistance, and improve vaccine confidence.