IMPORTANT: This is a 2-day virtual training. By registering, you are signing up for both days of the training:
Session 1: December 4, 2023, 9AM - 3PM PST
Session 2: December 5, 2023, 9AM - 3PM PST
Health workers regularly encounter clients whose behaviors pose serious threats to their health and the health of their loved ones. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a method in which the provider guides the client to resolve their ambivalence about behavior change by evoking the client’s motivation to change then fortifying that motivation. MI is a way of being with clients that facilitates the exploration of their experience and thoughts about behavior changes of different kinds, with the intention of helping them to make the best decisions for their life and health.
What “Indigenizing MI” really means is shifting the focus from getting the patient to do what you want them to do to helping them explore what integrity means for them in their life; that is, what does it mean for them to be whole, with no part of themselves in conflict with another part of themselves. This emphasis on integrity, wholeness, and balance is the emphasis of Indigenized MI.
This training will be facilitated by Lonnie Nelson, PhD. Dr. Nelson (descendant of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Ani Kituwah) earned his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Univ of Arizona and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Rehabilitation Psychology at Univ of Washington’s Harborview Medical Center. His work aims to address health disparities experienced by American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Outside of work, he enjoys making and using traditional Native archery gear and spending time with his daughter Amelia.
