course »The Use of Motivational Interviewing to Call-In Oppressive Comments: Effectively Reducing Client Harm in Child Welfare

Date: 8/30/2021, 9:15 am—3:45 pm
County: -Training Offerings
CEUs: 5
Location: DISTANCE LEARNING
Sponsor: A Better Way, Inc.
Phone: 510-601-0203
Virtual Instructor Led Training

This 5-hour session will use the framework of Motivational Interviewing to help providers dismantle oppressive beliefs/misinformation, held by professionals with whom our system-involved clients need to interact, and support the creation of community-building narratives. Attendees will explore the difference between calling-in and calling-out, the benefits and drawbacks to each, and a framework for deciding which to use. Attendees will practice the use of open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries in the context of addressing harmful comments and opening discussions with clients in child welfare about the level of advocacy that they desire. Space will be given to discuss increasing comfortability around “calling-in”. The course will include small group breakout and larger group processing.