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Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 11:18:19 -0800
From: Jill Faulkner <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Behaviour Change
The North Bay & District Health Unit is hosting a fall conference aimed at
providing educational and skill building opportunities for "helping
professions" in our community. We are currently looking for a speaker who
could present practical tips on behaviour change. If you have heard of an
excellent presenter or know someone, please let me know.
Jill Faulkner
Community Health Promoter
North Bay & District Health Unit
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Jill:
I offer various workshops with my colleague Pearl Bader. Below is an
example from a Workshop "BEYOND ADVICE: MOTIVATING BEHAVIOUR CHANGE" that
Pearl and I gave at last year's CPHA conference in Yellowknife.
I teach a graduate level course on Health Behavior Change
(www.phs.utoronto.ca/courses2/course.aspx?id=229)
and have a new book on "Promoting Health through Organizational Change"
(San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings, 2002). More details are given at my
website: www.HealthBehaviorChange.org
For example, at last years Canadian Public Health Association in
Yellowknife we gave a pre-conference workshop on motivating behavior
change, and the year before at Saskatoon we did a workshop on
organizational change. This June, we will be offering a workshop in
conjunction with the Kingston Public health department.
Here is the Synopsis of our workshop given at 2002 CPHA annual meeting.
BEYOND ADVICE: MOTIVATING BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
Public health practitioners are faced daily with individuals (clients,
colleagues, even family) who need to change their behavior. This is vital
for preventing disease or injury, promoting wellbeing, reducing costs, and
implementing new models of health services and health promotion. Yet,
individuals often do not respond to education and advice to change. What
can you do differently?
A motivational approach can enable you work more effectively with
resistance and build motivation for change. This workshop will help you:
1. Understand how your communication and practice style can induce
resistance,
2. Learn some useful concepts for understanding motivation and
readiness for change,
3. Provide skill-based learning in effective ways for lowering
resistance and building motivation for change.
The workshop draws upon the principles of Motivational Interviewing and
models for health behaviour change (e.g., stages of change). It is a
sequel to a highly successful pre-conference workshop on Organizational
Change given at last year's CPHA conference, Saskatoon, October 21, 2002.
WORKSHOP LEADERS
Harvey Skinner PhD, a CPHA Board member, is Professor and Chair of the
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto. He is a leader
in health behaviour change at individual and organizational levels, and is
a certified trainer in Motivational Interviewing. This workshop draws upon
his new book Promoting Health Through Organizational Change (San Francisco,
Benjamin Cummings, 2002).
Pearl Bader MSW, MHSc has academic training in both clinical (MSW) and
health administration (MHSc) from the University of Toronto. Currently she
is leading an innovative consulting firm (HBC Consultants), focusing on
practitioner and organizational improvement. Pearl has over 20 years
experience in addiction and mental health programs and organizational
change management.
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Harvey A. Skinner PhD,CPsych
Professor and Chair
Department of Public Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine, McMurrich Building
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A8
Voice: 416-978-8989
Home: 416-488-6722
FAX: 416-978-8299
Email: [log in to unmask]
Website: www.HealthBehaviorChange.org
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