Applying the Stages of Change and Motivational Interviewing with System Involved Youth

Nicole Klasey, PsyD and Kwonta Phatiphong, PsyD

Training Description

System-involved youth can engage in risky behaviors such as running away, using substances, involvement in the commercial sex industry, etc. and not be ready to stop engaging in those behaviors. If providers try to pressure youth into changing their behaviors before they’re ready, we can experience a lot of resistance. The Stages of Change Model and Motivational Interviewing help providers better assess where one is at in their change process and how to support them on identifying goals and steps to achieve those goals.

Learning Objectives

· Participants will be to identify one stage of the Stages of Change model.

· Participants will be able to explain how to apply the Stages of Change model when conceptualizing youth.

· Participants will acquire at least 2 motivational interviewing strategies when talking with system-involved youth.

Agenda

12:00-12:15pm  Welcome and introductions

12:15-1:45pm  Stages of change overview

· The context of change

· Precontemplation overview

· Precontemplation practice

· Contemplation overview

· Contemplation practice

· Preparation overview

1:45-2:00pm  Break (CE hours will not be offered for this time)

2:00-3:30pm  Stages of change and motivational interviewing

· Action overview

· The process of recycling

· Lapse and relapse practicing

· Identifying what stage an individual is in

· Motivational interviewing and the Stages of Change

· Goals of motivational interviewing

3:30-3:45pm  Break (CE hours will not be offered for this time)

3:45-4:45pm  Motivational interviewing

· Principles of motivational interviewing

· Addressing resistance

· OARS

· Change talk

· Evoking change talk

· Practice vignettes

4:45-5:00pm  Wrap-up & Closing

Meet Our Trainer

Nicole Klasey is a clinical psychologist who has worked with trauma survivors for 14 years. She currently consults with agencies on trauma-informed care, programming for commercially sexually exploited youth, vicarious trauma, and leadership development. Nicole has been training multidisciplinary audiences on trauma-related topics since 2015 and provides guest lectures at local universities on human trafficking.

Kwonta Phatiphong is  a Registered Psychological Associate with 6 years of counseling experience in clinical and social service settings. Experienced in supporting trauma and crisis, substance abuse, learning disabled, homeless, and low and high functioning client populations. Trained in substance abuse, Seeking Safety, TF-CBT, Motivational Interview, Crisis Prevention Intervention, Trauma Resiliency Model, and psychological assessments.

This course meets the qualifications for (4.5) BBS CE hours for LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences & is provided by Fred Finch Youth Center, CAMFT Provider #045295.