Venue: Camden TDS (Training & Develoment Service), Training Room 4, 3rd floor, Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt Street London, NW1 1BD
Course Overview
The session runs for 3 and half hours and will equip participants with a range of specific MECC skills that will enable them to deliver MECC confidently and consistently well.
It covers:
- Opportunities we have to have helpful conversations
 - Communication skills to raise an issue, open up a conversation and assess a person’s readiness to change
 - Behaviour change techniques (including basic motivational interviewing techniques);
 - Delivering brief advice and brief interventions
 - Signposting and helpful online resources
 
Session Outline
Pre-evaluation questionnaire – completed by participants on arrival START
Learning objectives and session structure overview
- Meeting the public and having helpful conversations
 - Healthy Lifestyles Choices, Health Improvement and Key Messages
 - Communication skills (30mins)
 
Brief break
- Delivering Brief Advice and Signposting (30mins)
 - Delivering Brief Interventions
 - Resistance and ‘rolling with it’
 - Wrapping up and next steps
 
Evaluation questionnaire – completed by participants before leaving CLOSE
Please turn up in good time for the start time.
To arrange for bespoke sessions for your team, please get in touch at meccsupport@smgateway.co.uk.