Change Champions

20 October - 22 October 2009 Shangri La, The Marina, Pierpoint Road, Cairns, QLD, Australia

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Shangri La, The Marina, Pierpoint Road, Cairns, QLD, Australia

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Dr George Blair-West is a thoroughly engaging and informative speaker, a true expert on this difficult topic area.   Don't miss this chance to learn from him.

Workshop Aims
The aims of the workshop are:

• To give you the state-of-the-art understanding of the psychology of weight loss.
  You will learn why people sabotage weight loss, the key aspects of Restraint
  Theory and the most common motivations for this.
• Second, you will leave the workshop having learnt ‘hands on' techniques for,
  driving change and working more effectively with your obese clientele. You
  will be able to apply these skills the very next time you see an obese person.

Who should attend?
These workshops, while designed for any registered health professional working with the obese, are primarily targeted at:

• Dietitians, • GPs • Counsellors• Psychologists • Nurse Therapists • Diabetes Educators • Counsellors

This event has been approved by:

• the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Activity 746234 for 40 category 1 points ACRRM for 10 ALS, PDP Points
• APS, 7 points preapproved for the first day
• Australian Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists,16 points for two days and 8 points for one day

For more information http://www.weightlosspsychology.com