Macro Motivational Interviewing: Utilizing the Spirit of MI to Contextualize Clients Within Systems of Oppression and Supportive Community Environments
- Do you work with clients that are harmed by oppressive systems?
- Do you want to increase your skills around discussing potential systems that harm your clients experience?
- Do you want to increase your comfort engaging in meaningful cultural conversations with your clients?
- Are you interested in empowering clients to identify and utilize existing community resiliency resources?
We traditionally think about Motivational Interviewing as a conversation style used with clients or in groups (micro applications). Did you know MI can also be applied within systems (macro)?
This 2-hour webinar will provide attendees with a foundational understanding of Macro MI, with a focus on the utilization of the Spirit of MI to understand a client’s systems experience.
The webinar facilitators will discuss the way in which providers can contextualize themselves within their communities, and larger systems, and use this understanding to better assess a client’s system experience. Attendees will learn concrete assessment skills that enhance their understanding of a client’s day-to-day experience of culture, systems currently harming the client, and potential and existing communities of resiliency.
Who Can Attend?
Any helping professional interested in learning more about macro Motivational Interviewing! Even though the session may be best suited for those who are already familiar with the basics of Motivational Interviewing, all are welcome to attend and participate.
After participating in this activity, learners will be able to:
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Apply Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological model to a vignette to better understand client systems experience
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Apply three empowerment advocacy questions
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Identify two cultural assessment questions to use with clients
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And don’t worry, if you miss the live workshop, register and we will send you access to the recording (please review FAQs before registering)!
Join us LIVE on February 14th, 2025 from 1:00-3:00pm ET
Registration ends February 13th 11:59pm ET!
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Speaker Bio:
Sarah Solis LCSW
Director of Seeds of Change Consulting, Sarah Solis LCSW, has 20 years of experience providing care to clients impacted by trauma. She is currently employed as a Clinical Case Manager at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sarah acts as the Team Lead of a multidisciplinary group of providers supporting unhoused or tenuously housed Veterans who have been diagnosed with a severe mental illness, substance use disorder, complex medical needs, and/or low social support. Sarah has worked in corrections, community mental health outpatient and day treatment programs, and community-based services for children and families. Sarah has acted as a direct service provider, clinical supervisor, and worked as a program manager for many years. Sarah also taught Motivational Interviewing to social work graduate students at the University of the Pacific.
Salina Harrigan Thornton, LCSW
Salina has been providing compassionate care as a social worker within her community for more than 20 years. She has nearly 10 years of experience working with youth in foster care. It was during that time that she earned a Master of Social Work degree and several years later, earning her licensed in clinical social worker (LCSW). Salina eventually transitioned into medical and hospice social work and found her passion in Death and Dying and End-of-Life planning. Salina has also provided social work services to homeless Veterans and probation youth 12-18 y.o. Aside from her enthusiastic personality and inclusive nature, Salina displays a unique understanding of how trauma affects individuals and their families. She has continued her work within her community by acting as a board member for a local non-profit that provides mentorship services to foster youth and provides Motivational Interviewing (MI) education to community providers to ensure the best possible care to clients. Salina was also an educator for first year Master of Social Work students as an Adjunct Professor at California State University, East Bay for 5 years.
Jess Sneed
MI Trainer/Facilitator/Instructional Designer
Live FREE 2 Hour Workshop
Macro Motivational Interviewing
Join us live on February 14th, 2025 from 1:00-3:00pm ET
