Motivational Interviewing with Resistant Clients: Overcoming Barriers and Working Together
Workshop Faciliator: Jacob Sadon, Organizational Development Manager, Oriana House, Inc.
Jacob Sadon is the Organizational Development Manager for Oriana House, Inc. in Akron, Ohio. Oriana House is a private non-profit community corrections and behavioral health provider. He is responsible for the training and development practices for over 800 employees across the state of Ohio. He has worked for Oriana House for 18 years in a variety of different positions and facilities. Jacob personally conducts many training sessions and oversees hundreds of trainings each year both internally for employees and externally for community and professional partners. He received his Master of Arts degree in Justice Studies from Kent State University in 2009 and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Gannon University in 2005.
Workshop Details
This workshop will provide a comprehensive overview of the use motivational interviewing (MI) specifically with resistant or uncooperative clients. An overview of MI will be covered as well as a discussion about how MI is especially useful with our extra resistant client population. The spirit of MI, MI Principles, MI Skills, and avoiding common MI traps will all be reviewed in detail. This will be a fun and interactive session that will give participants the confidence to effectively use motivational interviewing with their most challenging clients.
