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Motivational Interviewing for Healthcare Professionals

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  • More than 11 hours of content
  • Up to 10.75 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion

Meet Your Experts


Marlisa Brown, MS, RD, CDE, CDN

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Marlisa Brown, MS, RD, CDE, CDN, is a registered dietitian, certified diabetes educator, chef, author, and international speaker. She is president of Total Wellness, Inc., a nutritional consulting company. Her passion is evident and recognized. Marlisa was awarded the Diabetes Educator of the Year from the American Dietetic Association and Dietician of the Year from the Long Island Association.

She has served as past president, media representative, public relations, and bulletin chair for the New York State Dietetic Association. She serves on the “dlife professional counsel”, the online companion to CNBC’s premier diabetes program. In addition, Marlisa has presented across the country for many organizations, companies, and groups, including The American Association of Diabetes Educators, The New York State Dietetic Association, The Kennedy Space Center, Hofstra and Adelphi Universities, Goldman Sachs, Brookhaven National Labs, and The New York Jets.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Marlisa Brown has an employment relationship with Total Wellness, Inc. and receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Marlisa Brown has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Angela Wood, PhD

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Angela Wood, PhD, is a licensed clinical social worker and board approved supervisor in Louisiana and faculty member at Southeastern Louisiana University with an appointment in the Department of Health and Human Sciences, Social Work Program. Dr. Wood began practicing MI in 2003 and became a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) in 2016. She earned an MSW from Southern Illinois University in 1992 and a PhD in social work from Tulane University in 2006.

Dr. Wood has led over a hundred MI workshops and seminars since 2005. She has published academic journals & is the author of the self-help book The Motivational Interviewing Workbook: Exercises to Decide What You Want and How to Get There. Dr. Wood has worked with individuals, groups and families with a variety of health, mental health, addiction and other challenges across outpatient, inpatient, residential and corrections settings. Dr. Wood strives to be engaging and include practical examples to help participants incorporate MI skills and strategies into their current practice.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Angela Wood maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with Southeastern Louisiana University and is a consultant with St. Thomas Community Health Center. She receives a speaking honorarium from Make an Impact CE Learning Systems. Angela Wood receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Angela Wood is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and the National Association of Social Workers.

Ali Hall, JD, MINT Certified Trainer

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Ali Hall, JD, MINT Certified Trainer, is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), a MINT Certified Trainer, and an independent consultant and trainer. Ali currently serves on the MINT Board of Directors, focusing on professional skill development for MI practitioners and trainers. Ali served as a Lead Trainer for the International MINT Training for New Trainers (TNT) in Warsaw (2019), New Orleans (2018) and Berlin (2015). Ali has designed and facilitated more than 2500 Motivational Interviewing (MI) workshops for criminal justice, wraparound services, chronic disease and diabetes self-management educators, health care practitioners, health coaches, telephonic health service providers, social services providers, behavioral health clinicians, social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists, and provides training for trainers in evidence-based practices. Ali regularly presents at national and regional conferences for wraparound, criminal justice, health care providers, public health leaders and key organizational administrators.

Ali regularly provides MI coding and evaluation training, coding services and skill development coaching, and provides consultation to systems for establishing communities of practice and for effective, sustainable MI implementation. Ali is the co-developer of the Motivational Interviewing Competency Assessment (MICA), a coding and coaching tool for MI skill improvement.

Ali regularly designs and evaluates MI interventions for funded research, including large national and international studies. Ali’s work with agencies includes creating skills development curricula for staff and materials for those served. Ali also regularly provides workshops in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), applications of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and integration of MI and skill building evidence-based practices. Ali is the co-author of an MI skill-building manual and toolkit, to be released in late 2020 (published by PESI Behavioral Health Continuing Education). Ali also serves as a reviewer for the National Registry for Evidence-Based Practices and Programs (NREPP).

Ali spent her undergraduate years at Occidental College in Los Angeles and completed her graduate studies in organizational behavior at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, as well as her J.D. at the Cornell University School of Law. In her spare time, Ali is a cold-water marathon swimmer, raising funds for under-resourced kid’s charities.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Ali Hall receives compensation as an independent consultant and trainer. She is a member of MINT and is the co-developer of Motivational Interviewing Competency Assessment. She receives royalties as a published author. Ali Hall receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Ali Hall serves on the board of directors of MINT.

Kristin Dempsey, EdD, LPCC, LMFT, MINT Certified Trainer

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Kristin Dempsey, EdD, LPCC, LMFT, MINT Certified Trainer, frequently trains diverse mental health and helping professionals in MI, trauma-informed care, crisis interventions, and various cognitive behavioral and behavioral therapy approaches. She specialized in working with individuals experiencing co-occurring mental health and substance use issues, trauma, and eating disorders, among other conditions. Kristin teaches from a strengths-based approach that explores values and meaning-building for clients, supervisees and clinicians alike.
 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kristin Dempsey maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with the Wright Institute and the San Francisco State University. She receives royalties as a published author. Kristin Dempsey receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Kristin Dempsey has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Sean Inderbitzen, DSW, LCSW

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Sean Inderbitzen, DSW, LCSW, is an autist psychotherapist and researcher through Mayo Clinic Health System, and the author of the Interpersonal Series work Autism in Polyvagal Terms (Norton, 2024). He serves as a clinical advisor to companies like Unyte Health, Stanford University, and Drexel University on issues related to autism and polyvagal theory. He regularly trains healthcare professionals to be more confident when working with people on the spectrum.  

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Sean Inderbitzen has employment relationships with Northlakes Community Clinic and Inderbitzen Consulting Services, LLC. He receives royalties as a published author. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Sean Inderbitzen has a professional relationship with Dr. Stephen Porges, Barry Prizant, and Pat Ogden.

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Media Type:
Online Course
Product Code:
CRS001815
Duration:
11 hours, 13 minutes
Copyright:
Aug 08, 2023

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