Introduction to Motivational Interviewing

Description

We all want to help the community members we work with – but without the right skills, sometimes even our best intentions can get in the way. This training adapts classic clinical Motivational Interviewing techniques to help non-clinicians channel their belief in recovery, empowerment, and personal choice into strategies that promote person-driven change and positive outcomes for everyone involved.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• Recognize the wisdom that’s already in the room and share examples from our own experiences
• Understand basic principles of Motivational Interviewing
• Learn and practice core Motivational Interviewing skills
• Identify and respond to Sustain Talk and Change Talk
• Support participants in setting and achieving personal goals

Who Should Participate?

This training is applicable to everyone.

Presenters

Sunee Lewitzky (she/her) Training Institute Manager

Sunee brings over a decade of leadership experience as a customer support manager and trainer in the tech space. In 2020, she transitioned to a role at a TAY residential behavioral health program. Progressing further, she assumed the position of Director of Staff Development at an acute behavioral health facility. Here, Sunee engaged directly with persons served, peers, and staff, focusing on training, education and service leadership. Combining her extensive leadership background, lived experience, and a BA degree in Psychology, Sunee has found her passion at MHASF. She now dedicates herself to training community-based organizations in evidence-based practices and guiding peers through the Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist training.

Jaelen (she/her) Training Institute Assistant Manager

Jaelen is a passionate advocate and educator dedicated to mental health issues, health justice, and equity, particularly for underserved communities. Holding a Master of Public Health, she has a background as a health educator for adolescents in the East Bay with Peer Health Exchange, Inc. Her experience also includes an internship at a community health and resource center in San Francisco, where she served as an outreach coordinator, leading community-based projects for aging adults in the Mission district. A Bay Area native, Jaelen is committed to expanding the peer-led movement and contributing to the ongoing transformation of communities.