Courses > 1. Weight Management Essentials | 2. Nutrition for Fatloss & Health | 3. Physical Activity Fat Loss | 4. Weight Loss Coaching

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What is the course about?

At last, there is a course that combines the very best from wellness coaching and positive psychology with specialist insight and motivational techniques for weight management. In this inspirational course presented by Matt O'Neill and Susie Burrell, you'll learn powerful techniques to help you and your clients achieve long term, food, fitness and weight management success.

What do people say about this course?

"Great presentation! Clear, upfront and immediately practical. Lots of examples to deal with different situations" - T Miles

"Great coaching with tips for dealing with a variety of clients form the very easy to the challenging." - B Wilding

"Fun and interactive sessions that deal with real-life
scenarios." - M Koolen

"Fantastic - great information that I can take away and use immediately" - S Marryatt

How long is the course?

2 Days, 9am-5pm

Who is lecturing?

• Matt O'Neill
• Susie Burrell

Session 1 - Psychological profiling for weight loss

• Survey results about dieting & exercise beliefs
• Research on motivatiors for weight loss
• Key questions about motivation and readiness
• Predicting progress and formulating plans

• How habits really work for weight management
• The top 5 thoughts that get in the way of results
• Overview of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Application to diet and exercise behaviours

• Goal and target setting for nutrition and fitness
• Motivational interviewing for weight loss
• Strategies to build motivation and commitment
• Tips and techniques of top weight loss coaches

• Sabotage and strategies to deal with it
• Emotional eating triggers and tips to eliminate them
• Managing weight and diet-related stress
• Planning for and managing plateaus

• Establishing the coaching relationship
• Knowing when its going well and when its not
• Personal rewards and looking after `self'
• Referrals and professional practice

• The phases of a weight loss coaching session
• Maintaining focus and developing a plan
• Obtaining commitment
• Demonstration of initial weight loss coaching sessions

• How to review progress and plan session outcomes
• Dealing with emotional resistance
• Managing over-confidence
• Demonstration of follow-on sessions

• Program breakers and makers
• Reframing relapse into learning and progress
• Encouiraging a positive body image
• The maintenance mindset

• Profile clients motivational readiness for weight loss
• Rethink weight management for a fresh approach
• Use powerful questionning that stimulates results
• Turn emotional challenges into powerful insights
• Structure clients sessions for maximum impact
• Enlist additional social or professional support

• Personal Trainers
• Weight loss consultants
• Dietitians and naturopaths
• Medical practitioners
• Anyone interested in gaining real insight and skills for weight loss coaching!

• Eight interactive sessions by Matt & Susie
• Comprehensive course notes and folder
• Course assessment & CEC points
• Telephone & email learning support

Course assessment is optional, but required if you wish to obtain CEC points from Fitness Australia (application underway).
Assessment consists of:

• Submission of course activity sheets
• Written post-course exam and case study
• Completion of a mock client telephone interview

We will be applying for 15 CECs from Fitness Australia to be available when the course is delivered.

Accreditation & qualification

We will apply to have this short-course Accredited for Continuing Education with Fitness Australia. It provides specialist training in weight management & fat loss in addition to what is provided in the Fitness Instructor (Certificate III) and Personal Trainer (Certificate IV) qualification.

This course - as is the case for all other short courses - cannot formally qualify you as a Weight Loss Consultant. However, we are advocating the need for such an accreditation to be available. SmartShape's Certificate in Weight Management is leading the way in this area.

Matt and Susie are passionate about providing best-practice teaching that is not available elsewhere. Matt's courses have empowered health and fitness practitioners to get superior results for their clients for over 15 years.

Course dates and locations

Sydney 16-17 August 2008
Kerry Packer Institute for Child Health Research
New Children's Hospital at Westmead
Hawkesbury Road, Westmead NSW 2145

Enrolment

Call 02-96209511 to enrol

Or enrol online or download an enrolment form at the bottom of this page.

Course Fee - $A337

Tele-Interview - $A99

Required as part of assessment.

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Can I do Weight Loss Coaching online?

Weight Loss Coaching will be now available online in the second half of 2008. Weight Management Essentials Online is available online if you would like to start learning at home at your own pace and work towards completing your Certificate in Weight Management.

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