Motivational Interviewing for Peer Recovery Support Specialist and Community Health Workers- Increasing Change Through Conversation: LIVE WEBINAR Registration Closed

27 Jan 2025

This 90-minute webinar is intended to strengthen the conversational skills of behavioral health community health workers and peer recovery support specialists using the evidence-based practices he use of Motivational Interviewing. Community health workers and peer recovery support specialists serve an important part in the continuum of care and are often on the front lines in providing understanding and support for individuals experiencing mental health and substance use disorders. This session will review the basic components of Motivational Interviewing, focus on helpful tools and resources to enhance conversations about change, and to address the central component of change – ambivalence.  

GOAL: Strengthen the skills of community health workers and peer recovery support specialists in the use of Motivational Interviewing

Objectives:

o   Review the basic components of Motivational Interviewing

o   Identify strategies to reduce uncertainty to change

o   Summarize three helpful tools to engage participants in change conversations

Presenter: Kate Speck, PhD MAC LADC, Senior Research Manager, University of Nebraska, Public Policy Center – On Call

Kate has 40 years’ experience as an educator/trainer in behavioral health, addictions, co-occurring disorders, prevention/intervention, suicide prevention, and pregnant/parenting women. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) since 2000 and has provided training and technical assistance nationally in the use of Motivational Interviewing since 1997.

Continuing Education Units: 1.5 CEUs

This webinar is approved for CEUs by the following professional organizations ONLY:

  • Nevada Certification Board- CHW Approved

  • Nevada Certification Board- PRSS(-S) Approved

Funding for this event was provided in whole or in part by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health and the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Agency (SAPTA) through the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the U.S. DHHS, SAMHSA, or the State of Nevada.

Presentation materials are not for reproduction or distribution without specific written authorization. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in our courses are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of CASAT.

Details

Date Mon, Jan 27 2025 9:00 am GMT-8 (America/Los_Angeles)
End Date Mon, Jan 27 2025 10:30 am GMT-8 (America/Los_Angeles)
Registration Start Date Mon, Jan 6 2025 12:00 am GMT-8 (America/Los_Angeles)
Event Time Zone PST
Capacity 110
Spots Available 0
Cut Off Date Tue, Jan 28 2025 12:00 am GMT-8 (America/Los_Angeles)
Individual Price FREE
This event is at capacity