Training and Consultation in Pennsylvania

Specializing in Motivational Interviewing and Trauma-Informed Care, among a diverse training catalogue

In-Person and Online workshops for:

Human Services

Schools and Universities

Businesses

I'll be conducting a two-day Motivational Interviewing workshop on January 28th and 29th, 2026. Please contact me if you are interested in registering. Total cost is $720 per person, which includes workshop materials, as well as Continental breakfast, lunch (with vegetarian option), and snacks and drinks each day. It's being held at the beautiful Double Tree Resort by Hilton, Lancaster, PA.


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Training for social/human services, educators, law enforcement and business
Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Informed Care lead a dynamic and diverse training catalogue
Professional enhancement and personal growth workshops
Highly engaging workshops and consultation, available in-person or via zoom.

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Meet Barb Orr

Based in Lancaster, serving all of Pennsylvania.

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Training Catalogue

Motivational Interviewing

  • Motivational Interviewing 
  • Motivational Interviewing Coaching Intensive Workshop (with colleague Marilyn Stein) 
  • Motivational Interviewing for Judges and Hearing Officers
  • Motivational Interviewing for Use with Seniors 
  • Motivational Interviewing Booster Workshops 
  • Motivational Interviewing Train-the-Trainer

Working with Adolescents

  • Adolescent Development
  • Adolescent Mental Health Issues and Intervention Strategies
  • ​Adolescent Offenders
  • Conducting Adolescent Groups
  • Sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender issues of adolescents
  • Working with Female Adolescents    
  • Bullying Awareness and Prevention

Working with Families

  • Blended Family Issues
  • Forming a Partnership with Parents
  • Family Day Planning
  • Getting Families to Utilize Resources
  • Single Parents

Organizational and Professional Health and Productivity

  • Agency Healing
  • Communication Skills
  • Conflict Resolution Among Co-Workers
  • Conflict Resolution with Your Public
  • Cultural Competency: Ethnic, Racial, and Cultural Backgrounds
  • De-Briefing
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Effective Supervising
  • Fun & Games (Employee Day)
  • “Growing into Yourself” (self-empowerment group)
  • Mindfulness for Professionals
  • Motivation & Empowerment Techniques
  • Re-igniting Your Passion for Your Work
  • Stress Management         
  • Team-Building
  • Time Management
  • Time Management of a High-Level Caseload
  • Taking Care of Yourself as a Helper
  • Clinicians and Social Media Use

Healing Trauma

  • Trauma-Informed Care
  • Trauma and Self-Care
  • Trauma-Informed Schools
  • Trauma-Informed Care of the Elderly
  • ACE’s Survey Administration

Solution-Oriented Work

  • Solution-Oriented, Strength-Based Casework
  • Solution-Oriented, Strength-Based Counseling
  • S.M.A.R.T. Goals

Other Topics

  • Basic Counseling Skills
  • Bullying
  • Setting Boundaries and Limits with Clients
Motivational interviewing workbook for change agents by barbara orr and marilyn stein

Motivational Interviewing:

A Workbook for Change Agents

$24.99

  • For “change agents” with either a rudimentary or a more advanced knowledge of what Motivational Interviewing is and does
  • Provides increased understanding of and confidence in using this important evidence-based communication approach.
  • Practical exercises that allow for direct application.
  • Self-guided review and activity tool, or in a group setting facilitated by Motivational Interviewing Coaches and supervisors as a means to increase fidelity of this approach in professionals’ daily interactions with clients.
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