Motivational interviewing and harm reduction with youth

Description: This training will focus on evidence-based interventions geared towards youth who use substances. It will provide background and instruction on therapeutic techniques for increasing youth engagement and strategies for addressing substance use concerns - in particular motivational interviewing, harm reduction, and the transtheoretical model. Participants will engage in self-reflection and will provide the space for live role plays, as well as live discussion opportunities.

"Motivating young people to change can be incredibly challenging. This day-long training will explore practical skills in motivational interviewing with a strong focus on what works, and what doesn’t work, when engaging youth who use substances." - Adina Hauser, MSW, RSW.

Learning objectives:

• Identify the unique needs of youth who use substances.
• Gain familiarity with the stages of change model and how it pertains to intervention with youth. 
• Acquire harm reduction strategies to engage youth more effectively. 
• Leave with case formulation and motivational interviewing strategies that will assist them in their clinical work with young people.