Inspiring and Supporting Behavior Change: A Food, Nutrition, & Health Professional's Counseling Guide

Ann Constance; Cecilia Sauter

ISBN 10: 0880919825 / ISBN 13: 9780880919821

Published by American Dietetic Association, 2016

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pp. 142.

Seller Inventory # 371999955

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Inspiring and Supporting Behavior Change: A Food, Nutrition, & Health Professional's Counseling Guide
• Publisher: American Dietetic Association
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0880919825
• ISBN 13: 9780880919821
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In a perfect world, after a counseling session with an RDN, patients would be motivated to follow all suggestions and would immediately begin implementing food and exercise recommendations. However, reality can be much more complicated than that. Do your patients resist behavior change? Do you need tips and tools to help empower your patients on the road to better health? This guide will help you move your patients toward change.

Topics include:
-Empowering patients
-Building self-efficacy
-Modeling change
-The patient-centered medical home
-The transtheoretical model and stages of change
-The chronic care model
-Motivational interviewing
-Goal setting
-Building long-term support for patients
-Helping patients find resources beyond nutrition counseling
-Health literacy
-Cultural diversity
-Addressing biases in health care