Engaging Ambivalent Clients: Enhancing Motivation and Building Self-Efficacy

Engaging Ambivalent Clients: Enhancing Motivation and Building Self-Efficacy

BodyMatters Australasia

About this event

This one-day workshop for allied health practitioners focuses on enhancing client motivation and self-efficacy in treating eating and body image issues, such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. The training provides an introduction to, or refresher on, motivational interviewing with a specific application to eating disorders. Participants will learn how to work effectively with clients in the precontemplative, contemplative, and preparation stages of change.

Key learning objectives include understanding the transtheoretical stages of change, appreciating barriers to recovery, and increasing motivation and self-efficacy in clients.

 

 

Speakers

Sarah McMahon Director of BodyMatters Australasia and a Psychologist, BodyMatters Australasia

Audience

Psychologists, Clinical Psychologists, Mental Health Social Workers, Mental Health Nurses, Counsellors, Eating Disorder Clinicians, Private Practice Practitioners, Clinicians working with ambivalent or resistant clients, Professionals supporting clients with eating disorders

Contact Details

Contact Person: BodyMatters Admin

Email: info@bodymatters.com.au

Phone: 02 9908 3833

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