Behaviour Change for Clinical Practice University of Melbourne

Overview

What you will study

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

This Behaviour Change for Clinical Practice course offered by University of Melbourne 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.

Relevance to your job and industry

• Behaviour Change for Clinical Practice has been designed in consultation with industry. It is aligned with industry standards and registration frameworks of peak professional bodies, ensuring highly applicable learning.
• It is endorsed by the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine.

Learning outcome

By the end of this course, you'll have a deeper understanding of core behaviour change techniques and how to implement them in your practice. You'll be able to:

• Demonstrate a theoretical and practical understanding of behaviour change science and its key principles
• Design and implement behaviour change interventions, thus enhancing your clinical practice and meeting guidelines for continuing professional development
• Demonstrate professional competency in core behaviour change techniques, including increasing motivation, developing SMART goals, if-then planning, self-monitoring and self-evaluation, and habit formation.