This 2-day workshop was designed for health care professionals, to gain greater knowledge and skill in the behaviour change process. The program is delivered by Dr. Michael Vallis, who is a psychologist from Capital Health in Halifax and an associate professor with Dalhousie University.
"Michael Vallis offers a round-up of widely encountered barriers to self-management, and suggests a formula to promote increased motivation to self-manage among people affected by a chronic disease"
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1. To understand the behaviour change process in order to better establish goals, methods and outcomes
2. To understand the role of health care professionals in effective behavior change interventions
3. To become familiar, through didactic (primary day 1 focus) and experiential (primary day 2 focus) methods, with motivational enhancement, behavior modifications and emotion management skills
4. To discuss challenges to integration of these skills into clinical practice (day 2)
5. To implement skills in your own practice setting
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