Christopher Link

Lecturer
cwlink39@gmail.com
Address

969 E. 60th St.
Chicago, IL 60637

Areas of Expertise
Health
Mental Health
Motivational Interviewing

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an empirically supported way of being with clients in an empathic, open, nonjudgmental, and collaborative manner. The clinician...

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Course

  • 40532 Motivational Interviewing
  • 44501 Clinical Research: Using Evidence in Clinical Decision Making

Job Experience

  • Transitional Living Program Therapist, Leyden Family Services
  • Jesse Brown VA Medical Center:
    • Case Manager, Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Program
    • Social Worker, Psychosocial Residential Treatment Program
  • Edward Hines, Jr. VA Medical Center
    • Therapist, Addictions Treatment Program
    • Lead Trainer of Motivational Interviewing/Motivation Enhancement Therapy, VISN 12

Fields of Special Interest

  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)/Motivation Enhancement Therapy(MET)
  • Use of technology for training providers in MI/MET
  • Inherent power dynamics in evidence based psychotherapies
  • Dissemination and implementation of evidence based psychotherapies across various healthcare settings 

Presentations

  • Three Cusp Behaviors in Learning Motivational Interviewing. Integrated Grand Rounds. Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL. August, 2017.
  • Intensive 3-day Training on Motivational Interviewing. VISN 12 Motivational Interviewing Training. William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI. April, 2017.