Motivational Interviewing for African Americans: Deluxe Edition

Motivational Interviewing for African Americans: Deluxe Edition is a powerful and culturally grounded resource created for behavioral health professionals, peer support specialists, social workers, and clinicians working in addiction recovery and mental health services. This edition brings together both the practitioner guide and interactive workbook into one complete volume that offers practical tools, a real voice, and meaningful cultural context.

Kenneth Ginlack, LCSW, CSAC, ICS, is an experienced clinical supervisor and leader in community-based recovery. He wrote this book from the perspective of someone who has lived, led, and walked with people through the healing process. Motivational Interviewing is presented here not as a script but as a relationship-building tool that must be shaped by the realities of working with Black clients and communities.

The manual challenges practitioners to slow down, build trust, and recognize that what is often labeled as resistance may be a form of survival. The workbook offers space for reflection, skill practice, and growth through real examples, facilitator prompts, and insights rooted in cultural truth and trauma awareness.

Whether you are just beginning your work in the field or have spent years walking alongside others, this book invites you to bring your full self into the room. It emphasizes presence, trust, rhythm, and relationship as the foundation for change.

With honesty and cultural insight, Motivational Interviewing for African Americans: Deluxe Edition is more than a guide. It is a call to show up with integrity and humility for the people we serve.