Diabetes Counseling and Education Activities: Helping Clients Without Harping on Weight

Diabetes Counseling and Education Activities: Helping Clients Without Harping on Weight is organized by Skelly Skills.

Course Expiration Date: 09/18/2026

About This Course:
This groundbreaking book, which uses Motivational Interviewing as its counseling foundation, embraces the newest research in diabetes and obesity: change happens when we release the client and ourselves from numbers on a scale and ‘you must do’s’.

Includes:

• Why weight-neutral diabetes counseling? Understanding the rationale behind this simple, yet profound approach, and how to convey it to your clients.
• An effective weight-neutral counseling framework when working with diabetes clients–plus practical tips for using it today!
• Over 20 innovative weight-neutral diabetes-oriented activities to use with clients—with handouts included! Learn to use The Insulin Knife, The Liver Sponge, the Blood Sugar Rocket, “What About Weight?” and many more with your diabetes clients.
• Specific counseling dialogue, learning objectives tips and visuals accompany each activity, so you’ll feel confident and knowledgeable using each one!
• Special sections on binge eating disorders and diabetes (which are increasingly prevalent), and how to help your clients