In fall 2023, Northshore Education Consortium is offering three free professional development workshops on Youth Substance Use  sponsored by the Essex County Community Foundation and in partnership with JRI. The workshops will be led by Mary Chao, LMHC, Youth & Young Adult Substance Use Treatment Specialist from JRI Health, Training & Community-Based Services. PDPs will be provided. 

• All trainings are in person and will take place at Northshore Education Consortium, 112 Sohier Rd, Beverly, MA
• Please register separately for each workshop, space is limited
• PDPs will be provided
• Snacks and beverages will be offered, please feel free to bring your own lunch

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Upcoming Fall 2023 Workshops:

Motivational Interviewing Workshop

Monday, December 4, 2023 from 12 – 3 pm

This workshop provides an overview of Motivational Interviewing (MI), an evidence-based style of communication that evokes and strengthens a person’s intrinsic motivations. Participants will learn why MI is effective with young people who use substances and how they can begin to practice MI in their own work. This workshop will walk participants through the principles, underlying assumptions, and “Spirit” – or relationship – that is unique to MI. Emphasis will be placed on pairing these foundations with practical MI skills that build young peoples’ readiness for behavior change. This workshop will include small group practice, large group discussion, and case examples. Register online.

Space is limited. If the workshop is full, please email Kathy Mahoney at kmahoney@nsedu.org to be placed on the wait list. 

Presenter:

Mary Chao, LMHC, is a Youth & Young Adult Substance Use Treatment Specialist at Justice Resource Institute (JRI). Her work includes training, consultation, and coaching for staff who provide substance use services for youth and families in JRI’s community-, residential-, and school-based services. Mary instructs Doctorate- and Masters-level Substance Use courses at William James College and Boston College, respectively. As the content expert, she ensures students achieve course learning objectives and gain practical experience for youth who experience problems with substance use. Mary is also a consultant to the Office of Youth & Young Adult Services (OYYAS) at the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS), a statewide trainer of Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA), and a facilitator of the Substance Use module for the Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI) Assessment & Clinical Understanding (ACU) training for UMass Medical School. Mary has 13 years of experience working with youth, young adults and families. She is a certified supervisor in Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA), an evidence-based treatment for youth substance use. Mary earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Counseling at the University of Northern Colorado in 2013.

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