Motivational Interviewing for Native Healing & Resilience: Decolonial, Trauma-Informed Indigenous-Centered Practice
This workshop explores the integration of Indigenous centered, trauma-informed training principles with Motivational Interviewing (MI) through a decolonial lens. Grounded in the presenter’s lived experience as a lineal descendant of the Yakama Nation (present-day central Washington State, USA), the session invites participants to implement and grow in strategies for fostering trust and working with communities particularly impacted by trauma rooted in colonization, displacement, and systemic oppression. We will explore impacts of historical and intergenerational trauma across Indigenous and colonized communities globally, including the roles of unresolved grief, cultural disruption, and ambivalence. We will also look at MI centered practices for fostering trust, collaboration, and psychological safety while actively working to avoid re-traumatization in intergroup clinical experiences with people most impacted by global colonization.
Who Can Register?
This course is for therapists and helping professionals at the beginner through advanced level.
After participating in this activity, learners will be able to:
- List 3 impacts of historical and intergenerational trauma across Indigenous and colonized communities.
- List 3 MI practices for fostering trust, collaboration, and psychological safety.
Join us on June 11th 12:00-1:00pm ET (11:00aCT/ 10:00aMT/ 9:00aPT/ 4:00pUTC)
Can't attend live? Sign up for recording access. CE is only provided for live attendance.
Registration ends June 11th at 10:59am ET.
Speaker Bio:
Jamie Weber, MSW, LICSW I am mixed Indigenous Yakama Native - a sovereign Native American Tribe and Nation in Washington State in the US. I am a licensed clinical social worker, professor and creative facilitator with a focus on Motivational Interviewing, CPTSD, substance use, and anti-colonial behavioral health with youth and families. I have been a Motivational Interviewing trainer since 2009 with a focus on MI skill building that is trauma informed and centered in an Indigenous worldview.
Course syllabus: https://d11n7da8rpqbjy.cloudfront.net/u80476/31070517_1776786907770MI_for_Native_Healing_webinar_Syllabus.pdf?kuid=d175adad-1acb-48b0-8f1d-076dcf23b324-1771218054&kref=PSdwQO4VMmXc
