Description: Most clinicians are aware of the magnitude of the therapeutic relationship, yet issues often impede that fragile working alliance. This workshop will provide an intensive exploration of the relational elements of Motivational Interviewing (MI) that serve as the foundation of the approach, and our work with clients. We will focus on embodying the spirit of MI, including compassion, acceptance, collaboration, and evocation. We will explore the elements of acceptance and the principles of MI as well. Come join Marty Weems to learn and practice ways to use the relationship itself to learn, support change, and honor client autonomy. This includes shifting our primary focus from outcomes to the interpersonal process itself as a therapeutic intervention. Bring in your relevant cases!
Trainer:
Marty Weems, LCSW, LCAS, is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work. Marty joined the faculty at the School of Social Work in 2003, and teaches graduate studies in direct practice social work. Prior to her tenure at the School of Social Work, Marty worked as a treatment provider, with a focus on substance use disorders. In 2008 she founded e-daptivity Learning and Performance Solutions, an organizational development company that specializes in providing services to behavioral healthcare agencies
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Clinical Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work