Behavioral Strategies for Weight Loss

Course overview

While obesity is arguable the largest health problem our nation faces today, it is not a problem that is exclusive to those who suffer weight gain. For therapists and counselors who work with those who wish to lose weight, there is ample information about diet and exercise; however, one very large problem remains. How do therapists get their clients to use this information? Answering this very question, this course first exposes the many thought errors that confound the problem of weight loss. Next, this course demonstrates how when we use behavioral strategies – known as commitment devices -- we change the game of weight loss. Packed with exercises therapists can use with their clients to increase self-control, resist impulses, improve decision making and harness accountability, this course will not just provide therapists with the tools they need to help their clients change the way they think about weight loss, but ultimately, the outcome they arrive at.