confident are you that you can carry out this action plan?” “How a scale from 0 10 how confident are you, where 0 is not at all confident, and 10 “On – is completely confident?” It has been found that in order to have a good chance of carrying out a plan, confidence needs to be 7 or more, so asking about it is very important. If confidence is less than 7, the aim of the next part of the conversation needs to be how to increase confidence. For example, ask stops you from feeling more confident?” “What needs to happen to move your confidence up from 4 to 5?” “What In checking out importance and confidence you may identify problems that are blocking the person from reaching their goals. When a problem is identified, it can be helpful to use a structured approach to tackling the problem. Enjoy the journey New behaviours are likely to extinguish unless they are rewarded; reward helps build momentum and confidence. Rewards can be: Intrinsic. The new behaviour is intrinsically rewarding and each step of the journey towards the goal reinforces the behaviour. A good example is someone diagnosed with diabetes who takes up and enjoys golf in order to manage their weight Extrinsic. The new behaviour is not intrinsically rewarding (and perhaps less so at the beginning of the journey), however it does bring long term health gain. A good example is someone who gives up smoking- the initial steps can be tough going. Supporting people to think of rewards can help build linked to their behaviour change initial momentum. Problem solving The problem solving cycle provides a simple approach to this. Briefly, the process involves Identification of the real problem Exploration of the problem Suggestion of ideas for solving the problem Choosing a solution to try out.
“How confident are you that you can carry out this action plan?” “On a scale from 0 – 10 how confident are you, where 0 is not at all confident, and 10 is completely confident?” It has been found that in order to have a good chance of carrying out a plan, confidence needs to be 7 or more, so asking about it is very important. If confidence is less than 7, the aim of the next part of the conversation needs to be how to increase confidence. For example, ask “What stops you from feeling more confident?” “What needs to happen to move your confidence up from 4 to 5?” In checking out importance and confidence you may identify problems that are blocking the person from reaching their goals. When a problem is identified, it can be helpful to use a structured approach to tackling the problem. Enjoy the journey New behaviours are likely to extinguish unless they are rewarded; reward helps build momentum and confidence. Rewards can be: Intrinsic. The new behaviour is intrinsically rewarding and each step of the journey towards the goal reinforces the behaviour. A good example is someone diagnosed with diabetes who takes up and enjoys golf in order to manage their weight Extrinsic. The new behaviour is not intrinsically rewarding (and perhaps less so at the beginning of the journey), however it does bring long term health gain. A good example is someone who gives up smoking- the initial steps can be tough going. Supporting people to think of rewards linked to their behaviour change can help build initial momentum. Problem solving The problem solving cycle provides a simple approach to this. Briefly, the process involves Identification of the real problem Exploration of the problem Suggestion of ideas for solving the problem Choosing a solution to try out.
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