Ep 39 – MI with people who are homeless

Ep 39 – MI with people who are homeless In exploring MI with people who are homeless, Glenn and Sebastian, warmly welcome Danny Lang, MSW to the podcast. Danny has over 25 years’ experience in the field of mental health and substance misuse.  He currently works as a registered social worker, psychotherapist at the Canadian Mental Health Association in Ottawa Canada where he provides group and individual therapy for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Danny is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and his areas of interest include homelessness, concurrent disorders and working with ale survivors of sexual abuse. 0:00 – Opening/introduction 1:10 – Danny’s introduction and early MI story 9:00 – MI Spirit as the “container” of the four processes 13:50 – Resisting the “righting reflex” 17:40 – Client feedback as evidence of effectiveness 24:00 – Self-care 27:50 – Danny’s “walk and talks” 34:30 – It’s not always about MI 42:00 – Helpful skills for helpful conversations 45:45 – Danny’s life in the martial arts 49:24 – End of recording Links and contact information: – Email: [email protected] – Instagram: @dannylang613 Links and contact information: For suggestions, questions and to enquire about training in Motivational Interviewing contact Glenn & Sebastian Email: [email protected] Twitter: * ChangeTalking * Glenn Hinds * Sebastian Kaplan  For all previous episodes CLICK HERE We welcome all donations to support us GBP