HETI Maine

04/03/2025

Please come

We are deeply committed to addressing critical issues on a macro level and are thrilled to announce our upcoming MI Through the Lens of Poverty training. Join us on May 28th & 29th, featuring renowned trainer Stephen Andrew and special guest expert Linda Riddell, as we explore impactful strategies to navigate and address poverty through Motivational Interviewing.

Interested? Register for Motivational Interviewing through the Lens of Poverty Training today - https://www.hetimaine.org/mi-poverty-202505

Reminder: This is a virtual training - anyone, anywhere can register. We will meet you where you're at!

04/03/2025

Come

Spring is the ideal time to reflect on your progress and make any necessary adjustments to stay on track. Are you and your team fully utilizing the power of Motivational Interviewing? If not, explore HETI's training opportunities below to enhance your skills and drive meaningful change!

Workshop Calendar - https://www.hetimaine.org/workshop-calendar

03/05/2025

This is amazing

Listening When We Don’t Agree

Division is a key word for the political climate in our country right now. So it can be challenging (to say the least) for people with different opinions to find a way to truly listen to each other. To be able to tolerate opinions that vastly diverge from our own requires making a conscious choice to put our own experiences, beliefs, and agendas on the backburner for a while as we “show up” and stay present for the other person.

At the Opening the Heart Workshop, we have a deep listening practice, called “Witnessing,” which helps create an atmosphere of safety in which people can speak and be heard. The underlying principles of Witnessing are kindness, respect, and selflessness—all of which can be difficult to practice when we disagree with what’s being said.

Here are a few key principles that can help us become better listeners.

▪︎ Stay open to receive. Deeply listening requires entering into a state of “being” rather than “doing.” We make ourselves into a sort of “empty space” in order to receive another’s experience, truths and views.

▪︎ Let go of our own agenda. The repeated practice of loosening our attachment to our own ideas and experiences builds our capacity to receive other points of view, while staying grounded in a non-judgmental, receptive state. This attitude of kindness, respect, and selflessness creates a level of safety that invites true honesty and sharing from others.

▪︎ Welcome a deeper understanding and connection. When someone feels safe enough to be honest about their beliefs and experiences, it becomes easier to understand their point of view—even if you don’t agree with it. One of our former longtime staff members used to say, “When we look into the eyes of another and see difference, we feel fear and separation. When we look into the eyes of another and see no difference, all that’s left is compassion.”

Divisiveness originates in our minds. Unity is the natural state of our hearts.

Any relationship, whether with a dear beloved or with a mere acquaintance, can benefit from compassionate listening. And who knows what we might learn once we put our own experience and perceptions to the side?

The practice of Witnessing is a profound gift we can give to others, and also a profound gift to give to ourselves. Leading with compassion through the act of Witnessing another is truly a win-win approach to conflict—and to life.

If you'd like to be listened to in this caring way, our next Opening the Heart workshop is at Kripalu in Massachusetts from March 30-April 2, 2025.
For more information about Opening the Heart, or to talk with us about whether this workshop is right for you, please email us at: staff@openingtheheartworkshop.com

To register: https://kripalu.org/presenters-programs/opening-heart-workshop

02/16/2025

Love for you to come and ask others

Check out our March Trainings in Motivational Interviewing!

Motivational Interviewing is an evidence-based communication practice rooted in compassion, collaboration, and acceptance. These trainings are perfect for individuals and agencies working in the criminal justice, health care, and social services fields.

Enhance your skills to better help your clients by registering today - https://www.hetimaine.org/workshop-calendar

12/16/2024

As the 50-50 raffle ends with us raising $2000. We want to thank all of you contributed to the mission of agape. To provide funds for emergencies people are suffering and advocacy. We want to thank the board of directors small group of committed people.
We’re proud to announce the gift of $1000 goes to the Nanci and Matt Brown, of the Hope squad.
We are 2/3 of the way through our goal which continues our campaign to raise $10,000 by year end. Thank you.

Start the conversation. Stop the stigma. OUR VISION Our goal is to raise funds for individuals who are unable to access treatment due to feelings of shame or judgment.All contributions will be directed entirely towards Agape Inc., enabling the community to provide Narcan and training within the grea...

12/04/2024

Please help us

12/01/2024

Help these folks

For this , help us give more individuals in the state of Maine the gift of safe, certified recovery housing!

Every donation goes directly to the individuals we serve.

Please use to QR code in the graphic, or visit https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/merecoveryresidences?locale.x=en_US to donate today!!

08/27/2024

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08/22/2024

As all seasoned professionals know, engaging clients in conversations about change is not easy. Further, while we often think of engagement as something that happens at the start of treatment, keeping clients engaged throughout the treatment experience is critical to success.

This training module focuses on skills for building and maintaining therapeutic engagement with clients whose lives have been characterized by adversity and distrust, thus revealing the transformative power of listening as a full-body experience.

🔹Demonstrate skills for deeply listening to and understanding clients
🔹Describe four components of the “spirit” of motivational interviewing
🔹Explain the difference between motivational interviewing and person-centered and other models of care

Learn more about the Mastering Empathic Listening and Compassionate Practice course with Stephen Andrew LCSW LADC CCS certified MI Trainer:

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08/05/2024

MI Through the lens of Poverty
January 29 &30th
Virtual scholarships available
10am - 4pm


In this unique workshop, we’ll be exploring Motivational Interviewing through the lens of poverty. Join us in-person in Portland Maine for this exciting opportunity with Stephen Andrew, CEO of the Health Education & Training Institute and special guest trainer Linda Riddell, founder of Health Economy LLC and the experiential poverty game, “Gettin’ By,” that puts your brain through the same changes that happen to a person living in poverty. Join us for a life-changing conversation that looks at the client-centered, evidence-based practice of Motivational Interviewing (a style of communication rooted in compassion, collaboration, and acceptance) through the eyes of poverty, health, and oppression.

Kindness can be brought into action every single day to help alleviate the suffering and shame in others. Acting with compassion skillfully is vital and most likely to be helpful. In this workshop, we’ll:
● Introduce you to the underlying spirit and structure of Motivational Interviewing
● Explore the principles of MI with practical exercises that guide participants in strengthening their empathy skills, recognizing and eliciting client change-talk, and rolling with resistance.

When we practice radical compassion with others, we use active empathetic listening and strive to build a working alliance with the people we serve. In this workshop, we’ll explore:

● Moving from feeling responsible for changing a person’s behavior, to supporting them in their own reasons and means for behavior change
● Holding a person’s suffering as well as their dreams for their life with radical acceptance and empathy to watch them transform beautifully.

Specializing in educational training, coaching, and consulting for individuals and agencies working in the criminal justice, health care, and social services fi

08/04/2024

Join our co-ed intimacy support group and embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and growth! Our group focuses on fostering empathy, compassion, and radical acceptance to empower ourselves and others. We also offer separate mutual aid support groups for men and women, ensuring a safe and inclusive environment for all. Limited spots available (10-12 members), with an affordable sliding fee scale. Take the first step and contact Stephen Andrew at 207-233-0404 or Donna at 207-240-5099 for a free screening today!