Empowering Behavior Change in Patients: Practical Strategies for the Healthcare Professional [Paperback]

1. Introduction to Behavior Change. 2. Stages of Change. 3. Building Confidence. 4. Motivational Interviewing. 5. The Power of Autonomy. 6. Appreciative Inquiry. 7. Goal Setting and Planning. 8. Let the Client Lead. 9. Overcoming Obstacles. 10. Using Strengths. 11. Accountability. 12. 5 Step CycleCoach Approach. 13. Group Interventions. 14. Lifestyle Medicine and Behavior Change in Practice.

This book presents information to help people adopt and sustain healthy lifestyle habits. It instructs healthcare providers on motivational interviewing, appreciative inquiry coaching, and stages of change. The book reviews and provides educational tips that clinicians can implement into practice.

Empowering Behavior Change in Patients: Practical Strategies for the Healthcare Professional reviews medical research and pairs it with behavior change theories to create counseling strategies and tools that equip the reader to empower others to adopt and sustain change. With contributions by leading physicians, PhDs, health coaches and other experts in behavior change, the book presents a variety of perspectives, backgrounds and educational experiences encouraging readers to alter their counseling practices to include more behavior change and coaching strategies.

Features

• Guidance from renowned behavior change experts as well as medical students and healthcare professional students in training to create a unique mix of well-established theories and practices, review articles and research, and tools and strategies, in addition to perspectives on change to use when counseling individuals with chronic conditions and those looking to prevent disease
• Presents healthcare providers with tools to be empowering messengers by relaying this information to patients in relatable, inspiring ways&llƒS