MI, Culture, and Intergenerational Healing: Ghosts and Angels in the Nursery

9:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. MT, 9:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. MT | 8:00–11:15 a.m. PT | 10:00 a.m.–1:15 p.m. CT | 11:00 a.m.–2:15 p.m. ET
Virtual 

MI, Culture, and Intergenerational Healing: Ghosts and Angels in the Nursery

Friday, October 2, 2026
9:00 a.m.–3:15 p.m. MT
In Person | Albuquerque, New Mexico

Approved CEUs

6 Cultural CE Hours
Approved for Cultural CE hours through the New Mexico Counseling & Therapy Practice Board and the New Mexico Social Work Board.

¿QAlmorzar juntos y aprendamos - Sin costo ué es realmente el espíritu de la Entrevista Motivacional?   

Una introducción a la Entrevista Motivacional

12:00–12:45 p. m. MT | 11:00 a. m. PT | 1:00 p. m. CT | 2:00 p. m. ET 

12:00–12:45 p.m. MT | 11:00 a.m. PT | 1:00 p.m. CT | 2:00 p.m. ET 

What is MI Spirit, Really?

An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing

A brief, practical introduction to the heart of Motivational Interviewing—what MI Spirit is, why it matters, and how partnership, acceptance, compassion, and evocation shape the way we help people talk about change.

Zoom link will be sent the week of the training.  

Motivational Interviewing and the Ethics of Behavior Change: Metaphor, Meaning-Making, and Reflective Clinical Practice

September 4, 2026

9:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. MT | 8:00–11:15 a.m. PT | 10:00 a.m.–1:15 p.m. CT | 11:00 a.m.–2:15 p.m. ET 

3 Ethics CE Hours
Approved for 3 Ethics CE hours through the New Mexico Counseling & Therapy Practice Board and the New Mexico Social Work Board.

During this four-week online workshop, participants will learn: the fundamentals of motivational interviewing, the core OARS strategies of the motivational interviewing process, ways to identify and elicit change talk, as well as strategies for exploring and resolving ambivalence. The learning process is varied across several modalities, to maximize your opportunity to familiarize yourself with motivational interviewing as it can be applied in your practice.

During this four-week online workshop, participants will learn: the fundamentals of motivational interviewing, the core OARS strategies of the motivational interviewing process, ways to identify and elicit change talk, as well as strategies for exploring and resolving ambivalence. The learning process is varied across several modalities, to maximize your opportunity to familiarize yourself with motivational interviewing as it can be applied in your practice.

Foundational Motivational Interviewing

If you've been trained in Motivational Interviewing, have an understanding of the spirit and skills of the approach, and would like an opportunity to improve your MI use through practice and feedback, you are welcome to attend our MI Skill Development Groups. Each month, we gather to consider some aspect of MI through the lens of our shared expertise, and then practice with one another, doing our best to provide each other with helpful feedback.

If you've been trained in Motivational Interviewing, have an understanding of the spirit and skills of the approach, and would like an opportunity to improve your MI use through practice and feedback, you are welcome to attend our MI Skill Development Groups. Each month, we gather to consider some aspect of MI through the lens of our shared expertise, and then practice with one another, doing our best to provide each other with helpful feedback.

Our online practice group typically takes place on the 3rd Monday of each month from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Eastern Time.