This training session will provide a brief intro into how Motivational Interviewing (MI) was developed and how it conceptualizes the role of a helper. We will discuss how tuning into client language can help guide your conversations, cover some common pitfalls when practicing MI, and focus primarily on the client-centered skill of reflective listening, offering exercises for practice and skill-building. Jordan Press, LCSW, a Clinical Housing Case Manager at SEARCH Homeless Services will be leading this training.

Jordan Press, LCSW, is a Clinical Housing Case Manager at SEARCH Homeless Services. She has been practicing Motivational Interviewing (MI) for 15 years, starting in Los Angeles’ Skid Row and becoming a trainer in the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) in 2016. She provides MI trainings, coaching, and skill-building groups, and seeks to help new learners bring their own voice and intuition into their MI practice.