Guiding professionals and agencies to build skills and improve engagement
Jope Consulting Services is a small family business operating out of New Bedford, Massachusetts. We provide individuals, programs, and organizations with opportunities to enhance their efficacy and service provision by teaching, coaching, and consulting on Motivational Interviewing (MI), an empathic and compassionate approach to engaging and working with people to create positive changes in their lives.
Bob Jope, LMHC, a certified MINT Trainer, is the lead trainer for JCS, and has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers since 2010. Bob has taught MI in hospitals, agencies, correctional facilities, community centers, and many other venues, and is acclaimed for his ability to make the material accessible and engaging. With fifteen years of experience as an MI coder and coach, Bob is adept at helping people find creative ways to build their skills in this approach.
Jennifer Carvalho LMHC has been practicing motivational interviewing (MI) for approximately 5 years, has attended over a dozen training sessions, and has received certificates of completion in several MI trainings. She is a certified MI coder and is part of coding teams that provide feedback and coaching in MI. Jennifer has been accepted into the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and will attend MINT TNT this year. Outside of training, Jennifer has advanced her learning through several research-supported readings and activities to ensure she maintains the skills and knowledge to continue using the technique.
Led by President Linda Jope, LICSW, the JCS team works to help clients around the world to improve their Motivational Interviewing skills by providing opportunities for people to receive coaching and feedback on their performance, tailored to their individual strengths and challenges. Linda brings decades of experience treating and supporting people with mental health concerns and substance misuse to her work with JCS, and is the organizing force behind the team.
Mission Statement
Jope Consulting Services exists to enhance the compassion and efficacy of service delivery in the helping professions by identifying and promulgating evidence-based practices which are collaborative, trauma-informed, and supportive of personal autonomy.
A Green Company
Jope Consulting Services is proud to be a carbon-negative business, generating electricity for the local grid with the thirty-six solar panels perched atop our headquarters; these panels provide far more than the power we use for our online trainings, while our hybrid vehicles are used to support and deliver in-person trainings.
Reach out
We realize that your program has limited resources to meet your training needs. That’s why we offer free telephone consultations to walk you through your needs, the scope of your goals, and your budget.
Hannah Jope, BA is the technical consultant working behind the scenes to support our training, consulting, and coaching efforts and keep all of the internet-related aspects of our effort running smoothly. Trained in the use of the Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity Code (MITI), Hannah also provides coaching and feedback services and films all of our media content.