Motivational interviewing and harm reduction with youth

This training will focus on evidence-based interventions geared towards youth who use substances. It will provide background and instruction on therapeutic techniques for increasing youth engagement and strategies for addressing substance use concerns – in particular motivational interviewing, harm reduction, and the transtheoretical model. Participants will engage in self-reflection and will provide the space for live role plays, as well as live discussion opportunities.

Learning objectives:

Leave with case formulation and motivational interviewing strategies that will assist them in their clinical work with young people

Identify the unique needs of youth who use substances 

Gain familiarity with the stages of change model and how it pertains to intervention with youth 

Acquire harm reduction strategies to engage youth more effectively