Health professionals are increasingly using behaviour change techniques to optimise treatment outcomes and improve the overall well-being of their patients and clients.

 

This course is ideal for health practitioners working across a range of settings – including allied, clinical and educational – who are seeking the evidence-based knowledge, skills, and confidence to successfully adopt clinical behaviour change interventions.

 

This micro-credential is endorsed by the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine.

 

Understand behaviour change science

Gain a strong grounding in the core principles of behaviour change, and the theoretical and practical elements of behaviour change science. Develop professional competency in core techniques including increasing motivation, developing SMART goals, if-then planning, self-monitoring and self-evaluation, and habit formation.

 

Design and apply behaviour change interventions

Attain the practical skills to design and implement behaviour change interventions in your practice. Develop the confidence to successfully use behaviour change techniques to optimise patient or client wellbeing and prevent or treat a range of physical and psychological conditions.

 

Support and promote clinical behaviour change

Use your new knowledge to maintain, support and expand opportunities for clinical behaviour change, including via professional resources and networks. You'll learn alongside a community of fellow practitioners, and this network will continue to be a valuable resource after you have completed this course.