Inspiring and Supporting Behavior Change: A Food, Nutrition, and Health Professional's Counseling Guide, 2nd Ed.
Inspiring and Supporting Behavior Change: A Food, Nutrition, and Health Professional's Counseling Guide, 2nd Ed.
Cecilia Sauter, MS, RD, CDE; Ann Constance, MA, RD, CDE
This updated edition presents a step-by-step approach for guiding patients through the change and goal-setting process. Through sample dialogues and real-life scenarios, it demonstrates how to move patients past some of the hurdles they may face in reaching their health goals.
Do your patients resist behavior change? Do you need tips and tools to help empower them on the road to better health? If so, this guide will help you motivate and inspire them.
Topics include:
Ways to implement the chronic care model
How to use stages of change and motivational interviewing for optimal results
How to foster confidence and help your patients set goals
Options to build long-term support for patients
How tele-counseling and technology can help provide additional support for patients
Alternative approaches to assist with behavior change