Early this year, IPAC Manitoba hosted a presentation regarding about how to integrate the principles of client-centered practices and motivational interviewing (MI) to enhance quality public service and positive outcomes.

Join at IPAC Manitoba on another discussion about motivational interviewing with Dr. Sonia Marrone, a senior psychologist with the Manitoba Department of Families. In this webinar Dr. Marrone will discuss the spirit and principles of Motivational Interviewing with self-reflection exercises. This introductory presentation will demonstrate how you can deal with ambivalence in your workplace.

About the Speakers

Dr. Sonia Marrone is a Registered Psychologist. She obtained her Masters and PhD from the University of North Dakota in the Clinical Psychology graduate program. She completed her pre-doctoral residency in the Medical Psychology program at Duke University Medical Centre in Durham, North Carolina. She is currently the Senior Psychologist for Community Service Delivery in the Department of Families and has worked for the province since 2009. She first learned about motivational interviewing during her graduate program in 2004 when she attended her first MI training. She has completed research on Motivational Interviewing during her PhD training and has supported several clinicians in her current position to learn and apply motivational interviewing in diverse clinical environments. In 2016, Dr. Marrone completed the Training for New Trainers in Montreal, QC and became a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainer (MINT).