The clinical nurse specialist conducts three 1-hour
individualized MI sessions with each participant.
The first occurs before beginning the group psychoeducational
sessions, the second is implemented
midway through the study, and the third at the end
of the study. The participant’s risk behaviors are
explored with the nurse in terms of confidence,
importance, and readiness to change. The nurse
elicits the participant’s arguments for change, affirms
the right and capacity for self-directed goals setting,
and confidence to cope with obstacles and succeed in
change.