BC2
Brief and extended brief interventions
Workers who mostly engage with people who have a health or social care need will ideally be trained to Behaviour Change Level 2 (BC2), this involved training in brief and extended brief interventions. For example: a doctor who is treating someone with diabetes getting training in motivational interviewing.
2.3
Develop and agree a plan of action for behaviour change in collaboration with the service user
Learners will be able to
- manage expectations, including the frequency and duration of the intervention and what is expected from the individual
- agree goals for the intervention and ensure they are realistic, attainable, timely and measurable
- agree a contract of behaviour change with the individual
- structure the consultations and adhere to an agreed agenda
- identify and/or provide sources of social support
- work in a coordinated way with service user’s family, carers and advocates, and other professionals
- support individual to develop plans to overcome barriers to behaviour change
Learning resources
Motivational Interviewing: Focusing
Motivational interviewing is a style of communicating with a patient or client which aims to strengthen motivation to change. Agenda setting or mapping is a skill commonly used in motivational interviewing in which both the client/patient and the practitioner agree on the focus of the conversation. This video explains what agenda mapping is, why it is useful and how it can be done.
Agenda setting conversation with "Sal" 2
Motivational interviewing is a style of communicating with a patient or client which aims to strengthen motivation to change. Agenda setting is a skill commonly used in motivational interviewing which both the client/patient and the practitioner agree on the focus of the conversation. This video demonstrates how agenda setting can be performed in behaviour change conversations using a role play example.
G-AP (Goal Setting and Action Planning) Framework Training
Goal setting and action planning can help us to identify a behaviour we want to change and guide us in developing a strategy to achieve this. This training provides healthcare professionals with the knowledge and tools they need to support patients in setting goals and making plans to change their behaviour.
All Our Health: Smoking & tobacco, adult obesity, alcohol, CVD
The All Our Health framework exists to encourage health and care professionals to prevent illness, protect health and promote wellbeing by embedding prevention into their routine practice. The All Our Health resources are a collection of brief eLearning sessions looking at a variety of health-related topics. This includes adult obesity, smoking and tobacco and workplace health. These sessions also incorporate signposting to other resources for information and guidance.
Additional Level 2 Knowledge Resources
These resources provide a knowledge base across Behaviour Change Level 2 Sub-competencies 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5
Small group teaching
Small group teaching is centred around the learners and gives more opportunities for participation in discussions and activities. It can be used in a variety of environments such as academic settings and clinical teaching. This eLearning course features an introduction to small group teaching, planning and structuring sessions, the principles behind small group teaching, and techniques in ensuring these sessions work well.
