Recognise readiness for change
Assessing motivation, ambivalence and capacity in practice
The presentation describes how recognising a client’s stage of change can inform the way dietitians approach consultations, reducing frustration, and improving both engagement and effectiveness.
- Why recognising readiness to change matters in dietetic practice
- A review of the Transtheoretical Model of Change (TTM)
- How importance and confidence interact to shape readiness
- What different stages of change look like in nutrition consultations
- Common clinician assumptions about “non-compliance” and resistance
- Practical ways to adapt your communication and intervention style to each stage
Hosted by Laura King APD, AEP, CEDC-D
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About the Presenter
Sharon Curtain is a dietitian and health coach with twenty-eight years’ experience across clinical and corporate nutrition, and behaviour change training. Her passion for effective communication, education and health behaviour change led Sharon to write and deliver a Diploma of Health Coaching with Victoria University Polytechnic, and create a business training health professionals in health coaching with Accredited Health Coaching Australia. Sharon also trains Lifestyle Medicine students in health coaching at James Cook University.
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- Assessment quiz and certificate
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