Motivational Interviewing as a Strategy to Engage Jewish Tweens & Teens
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A Webinar for Teen and Tween Professionals
Teens within our professional orbits are continuously moving through states of development on their way from adolescence towards adulthood. Change can be difficult for people in all stages of life, but even more so for those experiencing life events for the first time or in novel ways. Teens we work with come to us at their highest, and sometimes at their lowest. During this session, youth professionals will learn and practice the foundational communication strategies that comprise the counseling method called Motivational Interviewing. With the knowledge of this method, youth professionals will be able to have more meaningful conversations with the teens they serve and will be able to better support their teens through challenges that occur while navigating life. Educators will come away with the tools to practice Motivational Interviewing with their teens.
Due to the nature of the discussions, this event will not be recorded.
Presented by:
Erica Hruby
Erica Hruby, M.A. is a Jewish educator with nearly 30-years of teaching, curriculum writing, and professional development experience in Jewish community, academic, and residential environments. Erica serves as Senior Manager, National Teen Education and Engagement at The Jewish Education Project. She is also the founder of Anchored Parenting, LLC where she serves as a parent educator and coach. Erica has an M.A. from Georgia School of Professional Psychology in Clinical Psychology with a focus on children and adolescents. She lives on the West Coast of Florida with her high school sweetheart with whom she shares two adult daughters.
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