Lora Hodges is a national trainer and owner of Forward Momentum LLC. She often works collaboratively with Great Lakes Training, LLC., a Michigan-based technical assistance and training group. Additionally, Lora is a 30-year veteran of the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC), and currently serves as a MDOC Training Specialist and Master Trainer. She specializes in the training and support of Motivational Interviewing, MiDVP (Batterers Intervention Programming) & Domestic Violence, Workplace Diversity, Human Trafficking, CBT and Trauma Informed Systems (SAMSHA).
Lora is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and has trained multiple court and treatment groups across the USA. She has been part of a national faculty, focusing on substance-dependency treatment providers and supervisors for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) and the National Drug Court Institute (NDCI).
My goal as a MINTie is to empower others to develop and expand their communication and cultural competencies and to empower others to believe in their ability to help facilitate change in those they serve. I believe that we are a catalyst for the change we want to see in the world and that what we do and say matters; that it is our responsibility to model the SPIRIT of MI in all we do. My 35 years of experience working in the law enforcement field has provided me with the ability to reach a vulnerable and marginalized population and work to build self-efficacy and autonomy in our clientele. Challenging them to believe in themselves and their ability to "do good".
I view the ability to introduce others to Motivational Interviewing as a privilege and a personal calling. It is my goal every day to wake up and be a better version of myself than I was the day before, to understand that what I do speaks volumes.
