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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION - Addressing Patient Motivation to Change

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The aim of this course is to explore how clinicians can assess and modulate a patient's change behavior to enhance self-management of chronic medical conditions including pain.  Through recognizing where a patient is in regard to readiness to change, the clinician can identify those aspects of change behavior that could be targeted to facilitate the desired behavior.  

This course explores the elements of good pain care, including self-efficacy, readiness to change, motivational interviewing, and Brief Action Planning.    

Key Features:

  • Format: On-demand, recorded webinar
  • Cost: 
    • FREE for members and students
    • $25 for non-members
  • Earn CEU: 0.1 (1 contact hour)
Ann Barry

Ann Barry

PT, DPT, CHT, TPS

Physical therapist currently employed as part of the Virtual Clinical Resource Hub for Tele pain in San Francisco, CA. Certified in Tai Chi, HeartMath and Guided Imagery. Passionate about meeting patients where they are in their motivational journey to self-manage their persistent pain. 

Steven Matusiak

Steven Matusiak

PT, DPT, OCS

Dr. Matusiak is a physical therapist currently working GA as the Tele-Pain PT specialist with the Clinical Resource Hub for the Veteran Affairs southeast region based out of Atlanta.  He graduated with an MSPT from Ithaca College and later earned his post-professional Doctor of Physical Therapy from Evidence-In-Motion Institute of the Health Sciences.  Dr. Matusiak also attained the ABPTS Orthopedic Clinical Specialist board certification in 2011 and recertified in 2021.  He is a  faculty member of the Columbia VA Healthcare System Orthopedic Residency Program.   

Course Instructions

  1. Click on the Contents tab to watch the course recording.
  2. Click the Take Quiz button to complete the assessment. Learners will have 3 attempts to pass and must answer at least 70% of questions correctly.
  3. Click Fill Out Survey under the Evaluation listing to provide valuable course feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
  4. Click the View/Print Your Certificate button under the Certificate listing. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the APTA Learning Center and clicking the CEU Certificate/Transcript link on the left-hand side of the page. 

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Assessment
14 Questions  |  3 attempts  |  10/14 points to pass
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19 Questions
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CEU Certificate
Up to 0.10 contact hours available  |  Certificate available
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