What to do so you don’t push clients further away from change | Ep 13
Description
In this episode, we are talking about how you can use stages of change to meet your clients, where they are at, and what to do so you don’t inadvertently push clients further away from change.
Health professionals can assume clients are ready to change simply because they booked a consultation, or they are discussing changing. The reality is people can be at varying degrees of readiness for health behaviours, and they may need support with tapping into their motivation or overcoming barriers before they are ready to take action.
If we don’t take the time to assess a client’s readiness to change, and mismatch our communication and approach we can risk pushing clients further away from change.
How can we tell where someone is at? What language gives clues? How do we tailor our approach? In this episode, we provide strategies, tips and tools you can implement in your practice to ensure an effective client-centred consultation where change is way more likely to happen!
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