Dr. Elly Leavens, Research Assistant
Professor in Population Health at Kansas University Medical Center, who serves
as the chair of the Youth Vaping Task Force, Discipline and Cessation subgroup, will be joined by Alicia Jackson, School
Counselor at Olathe West High School in the Olathe School District and 2018
Kansas Counselor of the Year, to present this session. Participants will learn how motivational interviewing techniques can be used to intervene and help school age children become motivated to change addictive behaviors that are preventing them from making healthier choices. (1 Hour)