[ORN] Workforce Multiplier Series: Peer Support for OUD, Stimulant & Polysubstance Use – Motivational Interviewing for Peer Empowerment
This training introduces Motivational Interviewing (MI) as a person-centered communication approach that empowers individuals to explore and strengthen their own motivation for change. Participants learn the core principles of MI, including partnership, acceptance, compassion, and evocation, along with key concepts such as ambivalence, change talk, reactance, and the “righting reflex.” The training includes hands-on practice using MI techniques to support behavior change conversations in peer settings.
Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI088037 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Eileen Doyle
Eileen Doyle, MST, CRSW, is the Training Coordinator at SOS Recovery Community Organization. She enjoys training the future and current peer workforce in NH and facilitates a CRSW Training Series multiple times each year. Eileen is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and is passionate about sharing the collaborative style of communication. She has taught MI courses throughout New England to a variety of audiences including law enforcement, corrections officers, public defenders, recovery court officers, community health workers, department of children and family’s employees, and peer recovery support workers. Before joining the field of recovery, she was a high school teacher for 23 years in Haverhill, Mass., and a journalist in Lawrence, Mass.