Risk Reduction Counseling Techniques (Webinar)
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Description:
This one-hour interactive webinar was designed to help health and human service providers gain knowledge and skills in risk reduction counseling using a stage-based behavioral counseling approach. The webinar covered 1) the theoretical background for a stage-based risk reduction counseling approach; 2) how to use the stages of change model; 3) how to choose target behaviors and assess readiness for change; and 4) stage specific interventions. HIV/STI/HCV prevention and care services is the lens through which participants examined risk reduction counseling techniques.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the basic concept behind the stages of change/trans-theoretical counseling model.
- List the six stages of change.
- Define target behavior.
- Assess clients’ stage of readiness for change for target behavior.
- Identify at least two stage specific interventions and the stage of change each applies to.
