This event is being offered to a specific cohort and is not accepting applications. 

ABOUT THIS EVENT

The Northwest MHTTC is offering this training in collaboration with the Yakama Nation and Portland Area IHS.

This training is being held from August 22 - 23, 2024, at the Legends Casino Hotel, 580 Fort Road, Toppenish, WA 98948.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the fundamental aspects of the way of being with relatives/clients using Motivational Interviewing (MI).
• Learn to recognize change talk and sustain talk and how to respond to each in a good way.
• Utilize open-ended questions to develop discrepancy between ideal self and current behaviors in a way that encourages movement toward integrity.

Day 1: 9:00am - 4:30pm

• Introduction to the Spirit of Motivational Interviewing (MI)
• Why MI for Native Communities
• Introduction to the Tools of MI
• Skill-building Exercises

Day 2: 9:00am - 4:30pm

• De-escalation-overview/definition
• Situational/Predisposing Factors
• Triggers & Trauma Responses
• Trauma Informed De-escalation
• Supportive Responsiveness
• Post-Conflict Resolution

FACILITATOR

Lonnie Nelson, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Associate Professor, Partnerships for Native Health, Eastern band Cherokee (AniKituwah)

Dr. Lonnie Nelson (descendant of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) earned his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Arizona and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Rehabilitation Psychology at University of Washington's Harborview Medical Center. In 2012, he returned to the field of Native health disparities through the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Career Development Award (K12) at the University of Washington School of Public Health. Dr. Nelson joined the Washington State University College of Nursing in 2015.  In 2024 he became a Full Professor at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. His work aims to address health disparities experienced by American Indian and Alaska Native communities through multiple avenues. His current research interests focus on the elimination of health disparities in urban dwelling and other Native populations through the application of culturally adapted evidence-based interventions and other patient centered approaches to changing health behaviors, such as indigenized motivational interviewing and harm reduction treatments. Outside of work, he enjoys making and using traditional Native archery gear and spending time with his 7-year-old daughter, Amelia.