IN PERSON-Friday, November 1, 2024, 9:00-4:00pm-Introduction to Motivational Interviewing-Spirit & Skills with Suzy Langevin, LICSW, LADC I

IN-PERSON-Friday, November 1, 2024, 9:00 AM—4:00 PM-$219 including CEUs

Introduction to Motivational Interviewing: Spirit & Skills

Suzy Langevin, LICSW, LADC I

There are two things that are true about change: It’s hard, and it’s inevitable. And as clinicians and human service providers, we are often tasked with supporting people through many different changes and the challenges and rewards that come with it. In this day long workshop, providers will receive an introduction to the practice of Motivational Interviewing, a collaborative style of conversation designed to uncover and strengthen and individual’s own desire and confidence in their ability to make changes that will impact their safety, health, and sense of well-being.

Following this training the participants will understand:

• The reasoning for using MI as an intervention for individuals who are ambivalent about behavior change.
• The phases of MI treatment and the skills needed for each phase.
• The basic principles of MI Spirit that underpin the entire practice.
• How to use reflective listening skills used to move conversations about change forward.

YOUR TRAINER:

Suzy Langevin, LICSW, LADC I, Director 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.