Description
June 2 & 4, 2026 | 12:00-3:00pm | Virtual via Zoom
Description:
This training is for learners who have completed the MIF and MIA trainings and who are in a role that involves supervision of staff. This training will deal with ways in which the spirit, techniques and concepts of MI may benefit supervisors in their efforts to support and motivate the staff they supervise in carrying out their job responsibilities. The training will involve exercises employing the material presented in previous trainings in supervisory situations.
This is a non-judgmental environment and it is not a test! You will be asked to complete a mock interview or questionnaire before the program to assess your existing skill-level with motivational interviewing. We absolutely do not expect you to be an expert before the training. The feedback you receive is for us to evaluate our ability to support you and your professional growth.
Need to take the fundamentals or advanced classes first? Click HERE to register for Fundamentals (April 7, 8, 14, 15) or HERE to register for Advanced (May 5 & 7)
Objectives:
• Develop a culture of compassionate listening and collaborative conversation
• Using MI to improve interactions among staff and people served
• Using MI to improve client outcomes
• Using MI to reduce stress and burnout among supervisees
Presenter:
Stephen R. Andrew LCSW, LADC, CCS is a storyteller, trainer, therapist and author. He maintains a compassion-focused practice in Portland, Maine and facilitates a variety of mutual aid support groups. A member of the International Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) since 2003, he became a Certified MINT Trainer in 2019. He is the co-founder of Agape, Inc. which supports the Men’s Resource Center of Southern Maine, Dignity for People Using Opiates, and InnerEdge Counseling. He has been a MIA-STEP trainer (Motivational Interviewing Assessment; Supervisor Training Program) for the New England ATTC since 2007. Stephen has also been MITI-trained (Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity) and has over 100 hours of training in Motivational Interviewing. Stephen provides coaching and training domestically and internationally as well as supervising a coding/coaching laboratory and simulation training lab for Motivational Interviewing.
Audience:
Behavioral health professionals
Contact hours:
6 contact hours for social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and behavioral health professionals.
6 contact hours for drug and alcohol counselors. This course has been approved by CCSME, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 12 educational credits. NAADAC Provider #324712. CCSME is responsible for all aspects of the programming.
6 Category I contact hours for Maine psychologists. CCSME is a pre-approved sponsor and provider of Maine Professional Education Activities for Psychologists.
6 contact hours for CHES. CCSME is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
