IN PERSON-Friday, May 7, 2027, 9:00-4:00pm-Blending Motivational Interviewing Strategies with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Suzy Langevin, LICSW, LADC I, & Stefanie Gregware, LMHC

 IN PERSON-Friday, May 7, 2027, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM

Blending Motivational Interviewing Strategies with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Suzy Langevin, LICSW, LADC I, & Stefanie Gregware, LMHC

This training is intended to help participants to understand the overlap between Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral strategies.  We will provide a brief overview of the core strategies of both MI and CBT with a particular focus on how they can both be used to support practitioners in meeting individuals where they are at.  This training will allow participants to identify how to assess the individual’s stage of change throughout treatment and select interventions based on this assessment.  Participants will have the opportunity to try these strategies in real plays and role plays in the training. 

Following this training the participants will understand:

• The MI and CBT strategies overlap and are suited for use together. 
• The core components to be used when implementing CBT or MI interventions in a therapeutic context. 
•  How to assess and respond to an individual’s stage of change and readiness for change in a particular area as a part of implementing standard CBT in practice. 

Your Trainers:

Suzy Langevin, LICSW, LADC I, AVP of Training and Professional Development at Open Sky Community Services, is committed to making the best evidence-based tools and supports available to both Open Sky employees and the broader provider community through the Bridge Training Institute. Ms. Langevin has presented regionally and nationally on implementing evidence-based treatment modalities, including the Stephanie Moulton Symposium, NAADAC National Webinar Series, and the Massachusetts Psychiatric Rehabilitation Collaborative Annual Conference. She has extensive training and fidelity coding experience in Motivational Interviewing and is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT).

She had provided training and consultation in a variety of evidence-based treatment modalities to mental health providers, school systems, community groups and state agencies, where feedback has included, “Suzy is very knowledgeable and provides practical insight on how to apply the skill learned in real life situations. Her training approach is upbeat, engaging, and informative.”

In her more than decade long tenure at Open Sky, she served as Director of Dual Diagnosis Services, where she developed a model for services for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders within the agency’s community mental health programming. She also previously worked to implement and supervise the provision of Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) services across adult and adolescent treatment settings and the development and opening of The Bridge Counseling Center, Open Sky’s outpatient division. In 2014, Ms. Langevin was awarded the ABH Excellence in Outcomes Award as a member of the CR for PTSD group. She was selected to the Worcester Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Worcester Class of 2021.

In addition to her work at Open Sky, Ms. Langevin has experience in a diverse range of settings, including emergency mental health, juvenile justice, residential treatment, and hospital inpatient care.

Stefanie Gregware, MA, LMHC is the Vice President of Clinical Practice at Open Sky Community Services. In this capacity, she oversees the implementation of clinical practices and peer services organization-wide. Stefanie, alongside a team of practice experts, works with teams across the organization to ensure that services are delivered with an emphasis on trauma informed care and evidence-based and best practices.  Stefanie’s focus has been on practices that are designed to enhance autonomy and emphasize many pathways to achieving one’s goals. 

Ms. Gregware received her master’s degree from Assumption College with a concentration in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She was also awarded a certificate in CBT through the Aaron T. Beck Institute in Cognitive Studies at Assumption College.  Ms. Gregware has provided direct clinical care, training, supervision, and consultation for the past 18 years with treatments based in a Cognitive Behavioral therapy framework.  For the past 5 years, Stefanie has expanded her practice training to strategies and systems that emphasize well-being for professionals and caregivers, support self and collective care within the workplace and build resilience.