Behaviour Change Counseling Development Program (Family Physicians and NPs)

PLEASE NOTE:

This program is for Family Physicians and Nurse Practitioners who work in Nova Scotia

This 3-credit-per-hour Self-learning Program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 42 Mainpro® credits.

The Behaviour Change Counselling Development Program (BCCDP) is offered by the Primary Health Care and Chronic Disease Management Network of Nova Scotia Health and provides education, skills training and support for Family Physicians and Nurse Practitioners who are interested in supporting patients to develop self-management skills to effectively activate and sustain health behaviour changes.

The program uses a quality-improvement approach and includes 3 main components that span over 12-weeks. These include:

• 8 self-directed e-modules
• 3 self-directed action periods where new learnings are integrated into practice.
• 3 two-hour interactive virtual workshop-style sessions.

Learning Objectives:

1. Apply motivational communication strategies (ask, listen, summarize, invite) into daily practice.

2. Integrate a non-judgmental stance into clinical interactions.

3. Integrate the skill of how to identify, avoid and respond effectively to a motivational argument into clinical interactions.

4. Engage, partner, and share responsibility with patients in the identification and assessment of readiness using a traffic light metaphor.

5. Partner with patients to introduce behaviour modification through the introduction of goal setting using an "Ideas-into-Action" tool.

6. Partner with patients to introduce the concepts of goal shaping, stimulus control and reinforcement management through the integration of motivational communication skills when appropriate.

7. Integrate motivational communication skills into the introduction of a distress and well-being assessment when appropriate.

8. Integrate motivational communication skills to introduce and explore the 4S's

9. Integrate motivational communication skills to introduce and explore the concept of replacing the function.

10. Integrate motivational communication skills to introduce stress management strategies as a tool to address emotion management.

11. Integrate BCCDP tools and resources into an effective workflow.

The Primary Health Care and Chronic Disease Management Network of Nova Scotia Health is pleased to offer the program in the Spring of 2024, led by facilitators and family physicians working in Nova Scotia.

The program runs from March 26th to June 18th, 2024.

Participation in ALL components of the program is required to receive full CME credits (42 credits). This includes the information below as well as program surveys and evaluations.

Block 1

• March 26th - April 23rd, 2024

Block 2

• April 23rd - May 21st, 2024

Block 3

• April 23rd - June 18th, 2024

Asynchronous work (8-11 hours) completion of all 8 self-directed modules is required to receive CME credit. No partial CME credit can be awarded.

Block 1 Asynchronous work (4-5 hours):

• e-modules 1-4 completed

• development and implementation of personal action plan

Block 2 Asynchronous work (2-3 hours):

• e-modules 5-6 completed

• development and implementation of personal action plan

Block 3 Asynchronous work (2-3 hours):

• e-modules 7-8 completed

• development and implementation of personal action plan

Synchronous work (6 hours) attendance at all 3 sessions on camera is required to receive CME credit. No partial CME credit can be awarded.

Block 1 - Synchronous work (2 hours)

• Group Practice Workshop 1 - Tuesday March 26th, 2024 (via Zoom) 6:30-8:30pm

Block 2 - Synchronous work (2 hours)

• Group Practice Workshop 2 - Tuesday May 21st, 2024 (via Zoom) 6:30-8:30pm

Block 3 - Synchronous work (2 hours)

• Group Practice Workshop 3 - Tuesday June 18th, 2024 (via Zoom) 6:30-8:30pm

*Note: If you are a Nova Scotia Health primary care provider, please confirm with your primary health care health services manager/lead before registering.

Please contact PHCPracticeSupport@nshealth.ca for more information about the program.