Overview
The previous module concentrated on developing the knowledge and attitudes necessary to begin to address obesity with your patients. This module concentrates on developing the skills required to work with patients who may be ambivalent about change. In the next module you will learn how to support patients that are ready to make changes.
These skills are generic and can be used to support any kind of behaviour change, from smoking cessation to taking regular medication. It is aimed at health care professionals in both the community (GPs, practice nurses, pharmacists etc.) and in hospital settings (cardiologists, diabetes specialist nurses, physiotherapists, dieticians etc.)
This module is divided into two sections.
- The first is an introduction to basic motivational interviewing,
- The second outlines a flexible structure for a brief behavioural change consultation.
