This three-part interactive series provides information and skill building activities to enhance participants' use of the skills and spirit of Motivational Interviewing.  

Time: All dates, 1-2PM CST

May 6: Topic #1: Challenges to MI spirit, especially when there's a crisis going on!

May 19: Topic #2: Responding to language about change (even if it's teeny tiny)

May 26: Topic #3: Be deliberate with your reflections: Don't overuse empathy and ignore the change or vice versa

Intended Audience: Mental health and substance use disorder providers

Trainer: Laura Saunders
State Project Manager, Wisconsin
Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC

Laura A. Saunders, MSSW, is the Wisconsin State Project Manager for the Great Lakes Addiction, Mental Health and Prevention Technology Transfer  Centers. Her position is housed at the UW–Madison, where she’s worked since 1988. Since 2001, Laura has provided SBIRT and Motivational Interviewing training to physicians, nurses, medical students, psychologists, specialty addiction treatment providers, social workers, physical therapists, health educators, and staff who work in correctional settings. She has provided feedback and coaching to hundreds of social workers, correctional staff,  and other human service providers who are interested in using evidence-based practices with fidelity. Laura joined the international group of Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) in 2006 (Sophia, Bulgaria) and is an active member of the Wisconsin MINT group.