OVERVIEW

Inspiring & Supporting Behavior Change A Food, Nutrition, & Health Professional’s Counseling Guide Second Edition is organized by Wolf Rinke Associates, Inc.

Program expire:
The programs are approved for one year from date of purchase. All programs are stamped with a "Complete by" date.

Overview and Instructions:
Welcome to the self-directed accredited CPE program, Inspiring & Supporting Behavior Change: A Food, Nutrition, & Health Professional’s Counseling Guide, Second Edition. The program consists of a book of the same title and this study guide.

This CPE program is designed to help reinforce the importance of counseling skills and enhance your ability to provide quality patient care. While many health care professionals, such as nurses and dietitians have strong clinical skills, this program is designed to help deepen your abilities to inspire and motivate your patients to take actions that will improve their health and the quality of their life. It will also provide you with 14 CPEUs.

To get the most out of this self-directed accredited CPE program, it is suggested that you adhere to the following four steps:
Step 1: Review the objectives in this study guide.
Step 2: Read and study the Inspiring & Supporting Behavior Change, Second Edition book. Be sure to complete all exercises contained in the book.
Step 3: Assess what you have learned by answering the questions contained in this study guide.
Step 4: Compare your answers to the answer key provided in this study guide. If you scored at least 80% correct (60 questions) you are ready to transfer your answers to the CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (CPEU) REPORTING FORM. If you scored less than 80% correct (60 questions), re-read this CPE program until you score at least 80% correct.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this CPE program you will be better able to:
• Describe at least three aspects associated with Patient Centered Medical Homes.
• Implement the five-step process used in the Empowerment approach.
• Apply motivational interviewing techniques to help patients explore and resolve ambivalence and move toward change.
• Assess the willingness of patients to make specific changes and plan approaches using the Stages of Change approach.
• Use the WHAT system to help patients set goals that enable them to achieve lasting behavior change.
• Evaluate possible mental and emotional health issues that may need additional assessments and treatments before behavior change can be effectively addressed.
• Explain at least four ways that may be used to help patients with self-management support.
• Apply three or more complementary techniques that may be used to help support lifestyle changes.
• Evaluate low health literacy and cultural issues in self-management and implement strategies to effectively address them.