Module 5: Health Communication and Counselling on Weight Management of Children/Adolescents at Increased Risk of Obesity

Unit 1 Communication with a child or adolescent with abnormal weight status and their family: what we need to know
 3 Topics
Topic 1 Introduction
Topic 2 Psychological features of children/adolescents with increased weight status
Topic 3 Parental influences and attitudes towards child’s impaired weight status
Unit 2 Communicational Principles and Techniques of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
 5 Topics
Topic 1 Introduction
Topic 2 Overview of Key CBT Theory
Topic 3 Behavioral Techniques on CBT Theory for Dietary Interventions
Topic 4 SMART goals, Appropriate Rewarding, Self-Monitoring and Positive Feedback
Topic 5 Cognitive Reconstruction, Stimulus Control and Problem Solving
Unit 3 Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: Communication Skills and Techniques for a Health Professional
 4 Topics
Topic 1 Introduction
Topic 2 The Principles, Processes and Spirit of Motivational Interviewing
Topic 3 Building motivation to change: Person-centered OARS skills to engage children/adolescents and their families in “treatment”
Topic 4 Strengthening commitment to change: Strategies for Evoking Change Talk
Unit 4 The Transtheoretical Model of Change and the Structure of a Health Behavior Change and Counselling Session
 5 Topics
Topic 1 Overview of Key Theory on Transtheoretical Model
Topic 2 Cognitive and Affective Experiential Processes
Topic 3 Behavioral Processes
Topic 4 A Health Behavior Change and Counselling Session Step-by-Step
Topic 5 Other special communication techniques in a health behavior change and counselling session
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Topic 2 Psychological features of children/adolescents with increased weight status

Module 5: Health Communication and Counselling on Weight Management of Children/Adolescents at Increased Risk of Obesity Unit 1 Communication with a child or adolescent with abnormal weight status and their family: what we need to know Topic 2 Psychological features of children/adolescents with increased weight status

Childhood obesity is a disturbing problem which can lead not only to  physical, health-related issues in children but can also cause psychological and emotional problems.

Did you know that . . .

Health professionals should identify signs and symptoms of emotional distress in children and adolescents.

American Psychological Association. (2019). Identifying signs of stress in your children and teens. https://www.apa.org/topics/stress/children

Useful screening tools

Sagar et al. Indian J Pediatr. 2018 Jul;85(7):554-559

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