MINT Trainer/Consultant
MINT Trainer/Consultant
Ann Fields is originally from Dover, New Jersey. She currently resides in Vancouver, Washington. Ms. Fields holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Catawba College, Salisbury, North Carolina, a Bachelor of Science in Behavior Technology from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina and a Masters of Education degree from Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Or. Ms. Fields also has a master-level certifications in substance abuse and gambling addictions.
She has also worked with William Miller in the original cohort and was selected to participate in the first "Training for Trainers" program established by Miller in 1993 Ms. Fields is a registered MINT trainer (Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers) in Washington and Oregon.
She has worked in the counseling field for more than 25 years and specializes in behavioral change. Throughout her career, she has been involved with innovative programs utilizing behaviorally oriented, research-based strategies and techniques to effect change with individuals, families, service providers, communities and large systems.
Ms. Fields provides specialized training and consultation to professional practitioners in a variety of practice arenas such as: mental health, medical social work, substance abuse, gambling addictions, child welfare, juvenile justice, corrections, family violence and family preservation services. As a guest lecturer for the Graduate School of Social Work, Portland State University, she has provided social work students with a foundation of basic concepts for utilizing motivational interviewing in their beginning social work practices, since 1998. She is a trainer for Daystar Education Associates and Portland State University Continuing Education Program both located in Portland, Oregon. She is also a national trainer for PESI Health Care.