Introduction to Health Behaviour Change
General price: £29.00
Member price: Free
CPD Points Available: 5 Points
Gain the skills and information you need to have conversations with the people in your life to help them make healthier decisions.
What is health behaviour change?
Health behaviour changes are changes to someone’s behaviour that help them to become a healthier person, for example exercising more regularly or stopping smoking.
Who is this course for?
Healthcare Sector
Encouraging health behaviour changes and promoting health is a key requirement for anyone in the healthcare sector.
Public Facing Roles
Navigate health conversations and help people make healthier decisions.
Anyone who wants to promote health behaviours
Do your part to support the shift to prevention by implementing health conversations into your role.
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Key skills
By completing this course, you will be prepared with the knowledge and skills you need to promote healthy behaviours including:
- What health behaviour change is
- The underlying principles of change and how to help people change their behaviour
- Key skills to support people working towards a behaviour change
- How to structure a behaviour change conversation, identify what could go wrong in a conversation, and learn how to overcome them
What types of health behaviour change are covered in the course?
The course is designed to give you the space to reflect on the conversations you have with people, how you can bring the theories of behaviour change to life, and how you can use these skills to support people to make a change. You will be able to apply these skills to a variety of health behaviours including smoking cessation, increasing physical activity, and limiting stress, and more.
How long does it take to complete?
The Introduction to Behaviour Change course consists of 1 hour of online study that you can complete in your own time. Your progress will be saved inside the RSPH Learn LMS and you can come back to it at your own pace.
Certification
Once you have completed the course, you will receive a CPD certificate of completion.
How do I access the course?
Once you have registered for RSPH Learn and purchased the course, you can access it via the learning catalogue. From there, you can take the course yourself or assign it to a team member.
If you are an RSPH Member, you can access this course – along with other CPD-accredited courses – for free through the Member Benefits page.