Childhood Obesity Training Course For Health Professionals in association the University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow and CWC can offer you a comprehensive training programme on childhood obesity. There are 3 training packages available depending on your staff's needs, skill levels and experience. The training packages aim to give the delegates practical skills along with the most up to date evidence to enable them to engage in the management of childhood obesity. All three packages have been particularly designed for the Health Service and can be tailored to allow inclusion of local policies and procedures.
Training Course 1
Introduction to Childhood Obesity and the Role of the Health Professional
A one day introduction to childhood obesity which aims to raise awareness of this issue among health professionals. The course will cover diagnosis, causes, implications, evidence based interventions and bringing up the topic of weight with parents.
This training course is particularly relevant for school nurses, school doctors, health visitors, practice nurses, community nurses and GPs. Other health professionals may also be interested in attending.
One Day Suggested Programme
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9.00 am |
Registration and refreshments |
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9.15am |
Introduction to the day |
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9.30am |
Defining childhood obesity - BMI and BMI centile charts - cut off points - waist measurement and their clinical significance - practical use of charts - UK prevalence, risk groups |
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10.15 am |
Refreshment Break |
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10.45 am |
Possible causes and consequences of childhood obesity |
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11.15 am |
Treatment strategies - parenting issues - current research Followed by a practical on energy balance |
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12.00 |
Looking at it from both sides - the parents journey - the child - the health professional |
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1.00 - 1.45 pm |
LUNCH |
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1.45 |
The role of the primary care health professional - raising the issue |
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3.15 - 3.30 pm |
Refreshment and Stretch Break |
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3.30pm |
Putting it into practice - fun practical to facilitate reflection on issues raised |
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4.30 pm |
Approx Close |
Training Course 2
3 Day Comprehensive Training Programme on Managing Childhood Obesity
A three day course which aims to give health professionals the skills and knowledge on how to work with obese children and their families and to implement both group and individual sessions. This course is intended to be practical and will finish with a case study section each day. The course will be led by a course director and will have expert guest speakers over the 3 days.
This training course will be particularly relevant for school nurses, school doctors, health visitors, practice nurses, community nurses and GPs. Other health professionals may also be interested in attending.
Suggested Programme for Day 1
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9.00 am |
Registration and refreshments |
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9.30am |
Introduction to the training course Course Tutor, Dr. Laura Stewart |
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9.45am |
What is obesity - fat accumulation, energy imbalance, ill health? |
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10.15 am |
Diagnosis - use of Body Mass Index - Discussion on relevant cut off points on BMI charts.Practical on use of charts - Waist circumference - look at charts, discuss cut off points. - Practical on taking waist measurements |
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11.15-11.45 am |
Refreshment Break |
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11.45 |
Energy Balance - look at the important of energy balance. - Practical quiz on food versus activity levels |
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12.30 pm |
Group discussion on the causes of the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity |
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1.00 - 1.45 pm |
LUNCH |
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1.45 - 2.20 pm |
Consequences of Childhood Obesity - particularly the metabolic syndrome, psycho-social |
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2.20 - 3.00pm |
The evidence base for practice |
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3 - 3.15 pm |
Refreshment and Stretch Break |
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3.15- 4.30 pm |
Case study section Participants are invited to bring their own difficult/interesting cases to discuss with the group |
Suggested Programme for Day 2
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9.30am |
Introduction to the day Course Tutor, Dr. Laura Stewart |
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9.40am |
Looking at it from the other side review of qualitative research on thoughts and feelings of obese children and their parents - small group discussions, brain storming and practicing active listening skills |
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10.15 am |
Core values, qualities and skills of health professional working in childhood obesity - small group discussions, brain storming and practicing active listening skills |
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11.15-11.45 am |
Refreshment Break |
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11.45 - 12.30 pm |
Bringing up the topic - can you say your child is fat sensitively? - small group discussions, brain storming and practicing active listening skills |
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12.30 - 1 pm |
The advice -practical advice on diet, food labels, physical activity and changing sedentary behaviour -Includes reviewing available materials |
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1.00 - 1.45 pm |
LUNCH |
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1.45 - 3.00 pm |
The use of behavioural change technique with children and young people - transtheorical model of change - assess readiness to change - social learning theory - goal setting, rewards, self monitoring, stimulus control, planning - parents as the agents of change - includes small group
practicing |
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3 - 3.15 pm |
Refreshment and Stretch Break |
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3.15- 4.30 pm |
Case study section Participants are invited to bring their own difficult/interesting cases to discuss with the group |
Suggested Programme for Day 3
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9.30am |
Introduction to the day Course Tutor, Dr. Laura Stewart |
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9.40 - 11.15 am |
How to run group sessions |
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11.15-11.45 am |
Refreshment Break |
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11.45 1.00 pm |
What to do in individual sessions |
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1.00 - 1.45 pm |
LUNCH |
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1.45 - 3.00 |
Bringing It Together - Practicing techniques and methods - Visualise your ideal clinic - Report back - what can you do
in your current practice |
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2.30 - 3.00 pm |
For Health Boards/PCTs with childhood obesity strategies/integrated care pathways (or those near final development) there would be an opportunity for a senior staff member to discuss these. Guest Speaker |
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3 - 3.15 pm |
Refreshment and Stretch Break |
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3.15- 4.30 pm |
Case study section Participants are invited to bring their own difficult/interesting cases to discuss with the group |
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4.30 |
Approx Close |
Pre course reading - There will be both essential and recommended pre-course reading, which will take participants around 3 hours to complete. Participants will be asked to reflect on their practice after the course.
Training Course 3
The Children's Weight Clinic (SCOTT) evidence based client centred treatment programme
Training course 3 - A specialist two day course which aims to give health professionals the skills and expertise to hold individual sessions with children and their families. It is based on the SCOTT project - an RCT held in Scotland, results published in Pediatrics 2008 (Hughes et al) and the programme outline published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2005 (Stewart et al). The SCOTT intervention is a structured programme which employs behavioural change techniques and our training allows participants to acquire important transferable skills. The programme itself is highly transferable and can be delivered in primary, secondary or non-health care settings.
Training course 3 is aimed primarily at dietitians, although other experienced health professionals may wish to attend. We would recommend that those attending have undertaken at least basic training in behavioural change.
In conjunction with this 2 day course the CWC offers an on-going training and mentoring of staff to ensure a high level of skills and service delivery.
For more detailed information on this 2 day course and our on-going mentoring programme see The Children's Weight Clinic (SCOTT) page.
Suggested Programme for Day 1
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9.15am |
Introduction to the day Course Tutor, Dr. Laura Stewart |
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9.30 - 10.15 am |
Core values - the use of
empathy and the avoidance of blame |
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10.15 -11.15 am |
Listening skills |
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11.15 -11.45 am |
Refreshment Break |
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11.45- 12.45 pm |
Models of behavioural change - your tool kit |
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12.45 - 1.30 pm |
LUNCH |
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1.30 - 2.15pm |
The client (child and parents) as the expert |
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2.15 - 3.00 pm |
Family focus |
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3.00 - 3.20 pm |
Refreshment and Stretch Break |
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3.20- 4.30 pm |
Necessary lifestyle changes Energy balance traffic light healthy eating scheme physical activity levels sedentary behaviour aims of treatment |
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4.30 |
Approx Close |
Suggested Programme for Day 2
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9.00 -9.30am |
Introduction to the day Course Tutor, Laura Stewart Recap of day 1 |
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9.30 - 10.30 am |
Exploring motivation |
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10.30 -11.00 am |
Refreshment Break |
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11.00-11.45 am |
Monitoring lifestyle |
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11.45- 12.45 pm |
Goal setting |
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12.45 - 1.30 pm |
LUNCH |
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1.45 - 3.00 pm |
How to start I want to change but.. rolling
with resistance |
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3 - 3.15 pm |
Refreshment and Stretch Break |
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3.15- 4.30 pm |
How to finish |
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4.30 - 4.45pm |
Reflections on skills learnt and putting the programme into practice |
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4.45pm |
Approx Close |
There will be both essential pre-course reading, which will take participants around 1-2 hours to complete. Participants will be asked to reflect on their practice after the course.
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