Utilizing Nonverbal Rapport Building & Advanced Motivational Interviewing Techniques to Support System Involved Youth

Robert Dousa

Training Description

One of the most significant challenges for those supporting system involved youth is to effectively engage them to break free of negative self-talk and doubt since this is required to be successful in academic and career related activities, to build networks of support, and to avoid using drugs and compulsive behavior to self-medicate. In this training, we will explore how to enhance our capacity to support system involved youth by exploring Nonverbal Rapport Building and Advance Motivational Interviewing Techniques. We will also explore situational leader coaching points that can prepare us to foster young people’s transformational behaviors that are sustainable and lead to healthy community engagement and improved outcomes, as well as strengthen their resilience and ability to heal from traumatic events. Practicing and sharing the methods outlined by this workshop will allow us to improve the practice of how we empower system-involved youth and families.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

● Identify at least 2 Nonverbal Rapport Building Techniques for supporting youth who are system involved or at high risk for system involvement towards healing from trauma & emotional wellness

● Identify at least 2 Advanced “Need Identification” Motivational Interviewing Techniques which can support youth who are system involved or at high risk for system involvement to strengthen their resilience and ability to avoid addictive and compulsive behaviors.

● Identify at least 2 Advanced “Change Talk” Motivational Interviewing Techniques for supporting youth who are system involved or at high risk for system involvement towards improved outcomes

Agenda

1:00-1:05pm  Sign-in and Introduction

1:05-1:15pm  Explore a sampling of Nonverbal Rapport Building Techniques to sustainably support youth who are system involved or at high risk for system involvement towards healing from trauma and emotional well-being.

1:15-1:30pm  Learn the appropriate contexts for the utilization of Nonverbal Rapport Building techniques in various settings to sustainably engage youth who are system involved or at high risk for system involvement and promote improved outcomes.

1:30-1:45pm  Practice in Roleplay with Colleagues Nonverbal Rapport Building Techniques

1:45-2:00pm  Learn Advanced “Need Identification” Motivational Interviewing Techniques to be used when supporting youth who are system involved or at high risk for system involvement to strengthen their resilience and ability to avoid addictive and compulsive behaviors.

2:00-2:15pm  Practice & Roleplay “Need Identification” Motivational Interviewing Techniques

2:15-2:30pm  Learn Advanced “Change Talk” Motivational Interviewing Techniques to be used when supporting youth who are system involved or at high risk for system involvement to foster long term improved outcomes

2:30-2:45pm  Practice & Roleplay Advanced “Change Talk” Motivational Interviewing Techniques

2:45-3:00pm  Questions & Answers + Wrap Up

Meet Our Trainer

Mr. Robert Dousa is the founding Managing General Partner of Independent Strengths Building Consulting. This business includes: Individual Anger Management & Addictive Behavior Recovery Coaching, Conducting training of: Situational Leadership/Strengths-Based Life Skills Coaching, Brief Intervention & Motivational Interviewing, Drug, Anger Management, & Family interventions, Neuroscience-Based Leadership & Rapport Building, & Organizational Prevention Strategy Consultation, & Mandated Reporter Training for CA. Mr. Robert Dousa's has retired from the Marin County Office of Education Safe Schools Department and is now providing individual life coaching, intervention coach training, and consulting to those supporting system involved youth. Prior to retirement, he developed the majority of his practice from his work as the Program Manager for the Oakland Unified School District’s Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs Intervention program from 2005 to 2021. Prior to that, he served as a substance abuse counselor in school districts in Alameda County, CA from 2000 to 2005.

This course meets the qualifications for (2) 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.