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What will our webinar be about?

This session will introduce ideas from a model of human behaviour change and then an evidence based intervention that are now being used with success within the animal health and welfare world. The Stages of Change Model looks at different stages that people go through when considering and making change. This presentation will give a brief outline and some ideas about how workers can respond to people in the different stages.

The evidence based intervention called Motivational Interviewing will then be introduced. This is a recognised and well researched method of communication to support people to consider and  to make changes. 

Bronwen, a registered mental health nurse in the NHS for 42 years and educator and writer, has an interest in how animal ownership impacts on human mental health, as well as how to have difficult conversations, and make decisions for animals. She now offers specialist advice for those in animal and rural work. She designs and delivers courses, including supporting those with mental illness, suicide awareness, reflective practice and Motivational Interviewing for both NHS and animal health workers. Her new book, Practical Human Behaviour Change for the Health and Welfare of Animals is published by Wiley.

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