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Event: Advanced course in Dietary Assessment (ACDAM), Aberdeen

Feb 1st, 2013
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The University of Aberdeen is organising a course in advanced dietary assessment (ACDAM), from 14-16 May 2013 at the Jurys Inn in Aberdeen, Scotland. The theme is from theory to practice; topics will include; dietary assessment methods; food composition databases; interpreting and evaluating dietary data; advances in dietary assessment methods; and biomarkers of dietary intake.  It is designed for researchers, dietetic and nutritional practitioners and those wishing to further their training in this area.   The course has been endorsed for CPD by the British Dietetic Association and by the Association for Nutrition.

Course Costs

£1,050.00     Delegate rate including accommodation at Jurys Inn on 14 and 15 May 2013

£   850.00     Delegate rate excluding accommodation

All rates include course attendance, delegate packs, lunch and refreshments on each day of the course and an informal dinner on the evening of 15 May 2013.

Group discounts are available for multiple registrations from the same organisation.

For more information visit www.abdn.ac.uk/acdam/

Skills training workshop for health professionals in supporting individuals with visible differences or body image concerns

Apr 3rd, 2012
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A two-day skills training workshop for Healthcare Professionals on the topic of ‘Supporting individuals with visible differences or body image concerns’ will be held on the 28th & 29th of June 2012 at Exeter University. The workshop is especially relevant to all clinicians interested in the psychosocial aspects of appearance, e.g. health, social, clinical and counselling psychologists, those working in medicine, surgery & nursing.

Course tutors: Dr Alyson Bessell, Counsellor & Psychologist; (alyson.bessell@gmail.com; Phone: 07906 103478; website: www.alysonbessell.co.uk) and Dr Sue Jackson, Chartered Psychologist (hellosue@suejackson.me.uk; Phone: 07762 482552)

Cost: £270 (early bird rate); £300 from 1st May 2012 For more information, please see the workshop flyer (.pdf, 36kb) or contact the course tutors directly.

Applications now open for 2012 Synergy Workshop in Prague

Feb 16th, 2012
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Applications are now open for the 2012 Synergy Workshop on ”Mixed methodology in Health Psychology: using pragmatism to overcome ‘the irreconcilable epistemological differences’ between quantitative and qualitative methods” in Prague, Czech Republic, 19-21 August 2012.

Please see the Synergy website for more information and to apply.

Health Behaviour Change two day course for health and social professionals

Feb 9th, 2012
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The Institute of Psychological Sciences at the University of Leeds is holding a two day course for health and social professionals on “Health Behaviour Change: An Evidence-Based Approach“, Monday 23 April and Monday 21 May, 2012 at the Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds. 

The course will allow attendees to work with leading experts to explore new ways of promoting healthy lifestyles in their patient/client group, to identify individual barriers to change and learn how to use behaviour change tools/techniques more effectively. This new, interactive, action learning based course will help professionals to deliver brief and effective behaviour change interventions (meeting level 1, 2, and 3 competencies the Yorkshire and Humber Prevention and Lifestyle Behaviour Change Competence Framework).

For more information and to register, see the course flyer (.pdf) or the course website. If you would like to attend, please complete the booking form as soon as possible as places are limited.

2-day UKSBM-sponsored course on using Motivational Enhancement techniques to change behaviour

Nov 21st, 2011
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Two-day course sponsored by the UKSBM: “Using Motivational Enhancement Techniques to Change Behaviour: A Practical Introduction for Health Professionals”

A two-day course on the use of Motivational Enhancement Techniques for healthcare professionals will be held on 9th-10th of February 2012 at the MacDonalds Hotel & Spa, Piccadilly, Manchester.

Course presenters:
Dr Chris Bundy and Dr Lis Cordingley, Chartered Psychologists, School of Medicine, University of Manchester

2 Day Course Outline

At the end of the programme it is expected that participants will:

  • Have had the opportunity to practice and gain confidence in using the techniques of ME
  • Be more familiar with key ideas used in ME
  • Be able to assess readiness to change
  • Be aware of the limitations of the approach
  • Be aware of the need to work within the boundaries of their competence with regard to using motivation techniques with client groups

For more information, see the course  flyer (doc, 792kb).

Course fee: £250 (residential) £175 (non-residential)

To request a booking form, please contact: Mrs Kim Hunter, The University of Manchester, Suite 4, Williamson Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WLTel: 0161 306 7919 Fax: 0161 275 7600 E-mail: kim.hunter@manchester.ac.uk

2-day course on using Motivational Enhancement techniques to change behaviour

Sep 13th, 2011
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Two-day course sponsored by the UKSBM: “Using Motivational Enhancement Techniques to Change Behaviour: A Practical Introduction for Health Professionals”

A two-day course on the use of Motivational Enhancement Techniques for healthcare professionals will be held on 17th-18th of November 2011 at the MacDonalds Hotel & Spa, Piccadilly, Manchester.

Course presenters:
Dr Chris Bundy and Dr Lis Cordingley, Chartered Psychologists, School of Medicine, University of Manchester

For more information, see the course  flyer (doc, 792kb).

To request a booking form, please contact: Mrs Kim Hunter, The University of Manchester, Suite 4, Williamson Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WLTel: 0161 306 7919 Fax: 0161 275 7600 E-mail: kim.hunter@manchester.ac.uk

 

Training workshop for health professionals, 17th-18th October 2011

Aug 18th, 2011
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Two-day training workshop: “Supporting individuals with visible differences or body image concerns”

A two-day skills training workshop for healthcare professionals will be held on 17th-18th of October 2011. The purpose of the workshop is to provide health care professionals with information to enable them to better support individuals with a visible difference and/or body image concern.

Course tutors:
Dr Alyson Bessell, Counsellor and Psychologist, alyson.bessell@gmail.com
Dr Sue Jackson, Chartered Psychologist, hellosue@suejackson.me.uk

For more information, see the workshop flyer (pdf, 40kb) or contact the course tutors directly.

Synergy workshop 18-20th Sept 2011, Crete

Mar 24th, 2011
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Applications for the 2011 Synergy Workshop “Testing Theory and Intervention within Individuals: Theoretical issues and the use of N-of-1 and related methods of data analysis” are now open! The workshop will be held on the 18-20th September 2011 in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece and will be facilitated by Marie Johnston, Derek Johnston and Diane Dixon.

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