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How to Support Clients in COVID-19 Vaccine Decision Making (5 CEU) on July 20

Text reads “How to Support Clients in COVID-19 Vaccine Decision Making (5 CEU). 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM PT. July 20. Virtual. Free registration.”

This interactive training will introduce motivational interviewing (MI) and Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), and how these evidence-based modalities can be effectively deployed to help guide collaborative conversations with clients about COVID-19 vaccine decision-making. MI is a collaborative conversation approach that develops and strengthens a client’s motivation for and commitment to change around health-related behavior(s). The MI framework recognizes the client as the expert in their own lived experience. Research on MI has demonstrated its benefits with marginalized populations who have not necessarily received equitable and affirming experiences in care and health settings. Topics will include the MI spirit and MI core skills to help clients resolve ambivalence towards positive change. The training will also introduce SBIRT, a five-step model for working with clients with substance use disorders which can be adapted for use in supporting vaccine decision making. This event is free to attend. The training will not be recorded. 

The training is provided through Connect to End COVID-19, an initiative of NASW, the NASW Foundation, and the University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work, with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For more information about this effort, visit NASW National Office’s page.

Space is limited to 60 spots, so please do not register unless you can definitely attend. All registrants will receive a confirmation email which will include important event information, and terms registrants MUST agree to.

Speakers:

Lloyd Berg, PhD, ABPP-Division Chief of Psychology, Associate Professor; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Dell Medical School; The University of Texas at Austin

A headshot of Lloyd. He has gray white hair, glasses, and is smiling.

Leslie Sirrianni, LCSW-Senior Research Project and Training Coordinator; Health Behavior Research and Training Institute; The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work

A headshot of Leslie. She has dark blonde hair, glasses, and is smiling.

Please contact Sylvia Montijo at support@naswca.org with any questions.

The Connect to End COVID-19 initiative is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of a financial assistance award totaling $3.3 million with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government. 

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