Implementing a Weight Management Program for Outpatients

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Learning Objectives:

After completing this course, health professionals will be able to:

1. Identify the metabolic process associated with body weight regulation and ten common physiological (e.g., genetics) and psychological (e.g., modeling) risk factors associated with excess body weight.
2. Describe 4 relevant psychosocial variables among overweight individuals, including the role of negative affect, body image disturbance, social isolation/functionality, and stigmatization.
3. Clinically assess for motivational readiness, attitudes about change and accuracy of program expectations, along with the ability to dispel 5 common myths that serve as barriers to success.
4. Design and implement a clinically tailored weight management program using the “lifestyle change approach” targeting 3 primary areas of behavior change — personal food environment, reduction in caloric intake, and increases in physical activity.
5. Incorporate 13 evidence-based strategies that promote weight loss, prevent weight gain, and enhance weight loss and behavior maintenance into treatment planning.

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