Motivational Interviewing and CBT: Combining Strategies for Maximum Effectiveness

About Steven SafrenSylvie Naar

Sylvie Naar PhD is Distinguished Endowed Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine at the Florida State University (FSU) College of Medicine. She is also Founding Director of FSU's Center for Translational Behavioral Science. She is trained as a pediatric health psychologist and has conducted health disparities research with minority youth since the 1990s. With over 160 publications Dr. Naar has both clinical and research expertise in behavioral interventions for youth living with HIV focusing on adherence to medications adherence to appointments substance use and sexual risk. A member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) she has provided numerous trainings to agencies and treatment organizations nationally and internationally with particular emphasis on MI with adolescents and young adults. Steven A. Safren PhD ABPP is Professor of Psychology at the University of Miami. Previously he was Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Director of Behavioral Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). He is a past editor of Cognitive and Behavioral Practice and an associate editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. Dr. Safren is a recipient of the Pioneer Award for Outstanding Contributions to HIV Adherence Science/Practice from the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care as well as mentoring/training awards from Division 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Issues) of the American Psychological Association Harvard Medical School and the Division of Psychology Training at MGH. His research and more than 260 publications focus on health-related behavioral interventions and adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.