This training will briefly review the foundational concepts and methods used in practicing Motivational Interviewing (MI): 4 component tasks, ambivalence and fixing reflex, reflective listening, change talk vs. sustain talk, ask-offer-ask. The majority of the training will focus on practicing the above methods through the use of exercises and real-plays with fellow trainees, while coaching is both elicited from the trainees for each other and offered by the facilitator. Jordan Press, LCSW, a Clinical Housing Case Manager at SEARCH Homeless Services will be leading this training.

• Learning Objectives

  • Review of foundational concepts and methods of MI

  • Hands-on coaching and exercises

  • Practice of 4 Component Tasks

  • Practice of Ambivalence and Fixing Reflex

  • Practice of Reflective Listening

  • Practice of Chang Talk vs. Sustain Talk

  • Practice of Ask-Offer-Ask

• Intended Audience

  • Case Managers

  • Direct Care Staff

  • Program Managers

  • Program Directors

  • CEOS/Executive Leadership

  Participation is free for ACAM Network Partner organizations and 2025 All-Access Pass holders. For all other attendees, the cost to participate is $35.

• About the Presenter

  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. 

• Registration Information

  You can register for this event by clicking this link: Motivational Interviewing