Provider Trainings

The Art of Behavior Change Counseling:
Training in Motivational Interviewing

Dana Sturtevant, MS, RD

More dates to be announced
Be Nourished
3719 N. Williams, PDX 97227

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a state-of-the-art, evidence based clinical counseling method designed for evoking intrinsic motivation for positive health behavior change.  Originally developed in the drug and alcohol field, MI is now being widely applied in a variety of settings including health care and criminal justice.  This training is for helping professionals who are in the role of counseling clients/patients to make and sustain healthy behavior changes: nurses, physicians, life coaches, personal trainers, dietitians, care managers, social workers, health educators, etc.
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Health at Every Size in Clinical Practice:
A Training for Helping Professionals

Dana Sturtevant, MS, RD
Hilary Kinavey, MS, LPC

Friday, September 10, 9am to 4:30pm
Be Nourished
3719 N. Williams, PDX, 97227

The five basic tenets of Health at Every Size (HAES) are health enhancement, size and self-acceptance, the pleasure of eating well, the joy of movement and an end to weight bias.  Using a combination of therapeutic approaches, including mindfulness and intuitive eating, HAES can strengthen and individual's commitment to their health and wellness through focusing on quality of life and self-care instead of dieting for cosmetic reasons.  Research has shown that lasting behavioral change and movement toward a natural weight range is much more likely to occur through 'self-care,' rather than through the self-loathing, body dissatisfaction and fear that motivates people to diet.
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