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Vol. Nº 01 · Counselling · Edition 2026

The Behaviour Change Handbook

The counselling-skills toolkit for dietitians — motivational interviewing, transtheoretical model, SMART goals, confidence and importance rulers and 20 counselling worksheets plus 45 behaviour-change-friendly recipes.

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Knowing the nutrition isn't enough — this is how you get patients to change. MI, stages of change and proven counselling tools made practical for dietitians.
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Actual pages from the handbook — open the free 8-page sample (PDF).

Who it's for

Every dietitian whose patients "know what to do but don't do it." Especially private practice, diabetes, weight management, and GI dietitians.

What's inside

Clinical Guide — 10 chapters · 65 pages: behaviour change theory for dietitians, motivational interviewing fundamentals (OARS, change talk and sustain talk, responding to resistance), advanced MI techniques, the transtheoretical model (precontemplation to maintenance), self-determination theory, SMART goal setting and action planning, counselling skills for specific populations, difficult conversations in dietetics, group education and workshops, self-care for the dietitian, case studies, and quick-reference cards.

Patient Handout Pack — 14 handouts: My Readiness for Change · My Values & Health Goals · Pros & Cons of Change · My SMART Goals · My Action Plan · Tracking My Progress · Managing Setbacks · Mindful Eating Guide · Building Healthy Habits · My Meal Planning Template · Understanding Emotional Eating · My Support Network · My 7-Day Meal Plan & Shopping List · My Food & Feelings Diary.

Counselling Worksheet Pack — 20 print-ready worksheets · 47 pages: readiness assessment, decisional balance, values clarification, SMART goal sheets, MI session planner, change-talk record, importance and confidence rulers, behaviour-chain analysis, setback recovery plans and more — each tagged Clinician, Patient or Shared.

Recipe Collection — 45 recipes · 56 pages, organised by skill level rather than meal type: beginner (5 ingredients or fewer), 15-minute meals, batch cooking, celebration meals, plant-based mains and smart snacks. Levels 1–2 are on the table in about 20 minutes or less; the upper levels deliberately build real cooking skills. Every recipe carries a per-recipe allergen declaration and a behaviour-change tip. No diet-culture language anywhere.

Evidence base

Miller & Rollnick, Motivational Interviewing (4th ed., 2023) · Rollnick, Miller & Butler, MI in Health Care (2nd ed., 2022) · Prochaska & DiClemente TTM · Deci & Ryan SDT · the 2022 Annals of Internal Medicine MI meta-analysis · the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2025 position on MNT. 15 references, each traceable to its primary source.

What you save

Years of counselling course material. A session toolkit you can use from your very next appointment.

Also available in a bundle

The Weight Management Bundle — GLP-1, Bariatric and Behaviour Change together, nominal $267 for $199. The Complete Vault carries all 18 handbooks for $399.

Format & delivery

Instant PDF download · A4 · print-ready · single-clinician licence. Not a subscription — one purchase, yours to reuse across your caseload for as long as you practise. All sales final — no refunds.

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