Foster Care Training

This training will focus the on use of Motivational Interviewing to assess and prevent youth suicide. Attendees will examine the way in which providers fall into the fixing reflex in high acuity situations and means to mitigate this. The training will support provider recognition of suicide-related sustain talk and life-affirming change talk and the way in which OARS (open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries) can be used to highlight life-affirming change talk in order to consolidate motivation to live. The training will culminate with breakout session practice of the use of OARS when facilitating a comprehensive assessment and safety plan.