Motivational Interviewing for African Americans: A Culturally Responsive Guide to Healing, Engagement, and Change Paperback – May 31, 2025

Motivational Interviewing for African Americans is a culturally grounded guide that reclaims the evidence-based practice of MI for Black individuals, families, and communities. With deep respect for lived experience, this manual weaves together trauma awareness, healing-centered engagement, and practical tools to help people move from resistance to change.Written by Kenneth Ginlack, a nationally recognized clinical leader and advocate for culturally responsive care, this guide equips practitioners with insight, language, and strategies that speak directly to the realities of Black life — including racial trauma, spiritual strength, and the brilliance of survival. It challenges outdated assumptions and repositions MI as a tool of empowerment rather than correction.Whether you're a clinician, peer support specialist, or community healer, this manual offers a powerful roadmap for walking with — not ahead of — the people you serve. Read more