Trauma-Informed Motivational Interviewing Training

Thu Oct 12 2023 at 11:00 am to 01:00 pm

Elevate Health of Washington | Tacoma

Elevate Health
Publisher/HostElevate Health
Trauma-Informed Motivational Interviewing Training
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Join us for a participatory, conversation-based, training for Trueblood-involved professionals.
About this Event

Elevate Health is pleased to welcome Dr. Leah Batty-Hibbs to facilitate a lunch-time training on

  • crisis de-escalation
  • motivational interviewing
  • trauma-informed approaches

There is limited space and lunch is provided therefore registration is highly encouraged.

This is an opportunity to build your knowledge on trauma-informed approaches to care while also building relationships and connections with other like-serving professionals.

Who should attend?

  • Community Health Workers
  • First Responders
  • Law Enforcement
  • Trueblood-Involved Professionals
  • Managed Care Organizations

To request accommodations for disabilities, please contact Vi at [email protected] before October 5.

More about Dr. Leah Batty-Hibbs:

Dr. Leah Merle is a dedicated Counselor Educator with a fervent enthusiasm for training and guiding emerging clinicians in addition to front-line mental health workers. She's a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), and Child Mental Health Specialist (CMHS) in the state of Washington.

Through her expertise, she offers comprehensive trainings and is available for impactful speaking engagements. Her approach thrives on trust-driven collaboration, blending empathy and direct communication for optimal success. With specialized training in attachment wounds and trauma-informed care, Dr Leah's broad experience is diverse and spans across mental health and the addictions field, encompassing adults, adolescents, children, and families.

As a doctoral-level clinician, she employs an integrative approach to assist clients in navigating their challenges. Dr Leah takes immense pride in delivering culturally competent and trauma-informed services and trainings, both through her own therapeutic work and by nurturing the clinicians under her supervision. Influenced by attachment theory and a person-centered orientation, which is anchored in a trauma-focused perspective.

Dr. Leah's toolkit includes solution-focused and strength-based perspectives, complemented by the use of creative arts and mindfulness interventions. With extensive experience in mental health counseling, approved clinical counseling supervision, counselor education, training, and consulting, alongside her adeptness in public speaking, she is committed to fostering growth and healing in diverse communities.

Dr Leah is Faculty at Antioch University in Seattle as well as the owner-operator of Dr Leah International PLLC, in Yakima, WA.

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Dr Leah Merle

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Elevate Health of Washington, 2201 South 19th Street, Tacoma, United States

Tickets

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