A Free Self-Study Continuing Education Program for Dietetic Professionals

Mindset – A New Strategy for Health Behavior Change

Approved for 1.0 CPE credit hour by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)*

Program Number: 095356

Release Date: June 15, 2010

Effective Through: June 15, 2013

Suggested Learning Needs Codes: 6010, 6030, 6080 [These are suggested learning codes only. You may use any learning code that is applicable.]

Program Overview:

Do your patients know what to do to improve their health but still don't do it? Complete this program to gain insight into behavior and learn how to help your patients implement positive changes. This course introduces and describes the technique of Mindset and other strategies that can assist individuals in health behavior change. A Fixed Mindset involves the belief that one's qualities and abilities are set in stone, whereas a Growth Mindset is the belief that one can develop those qualities and abilities. Mindset is compared with current lifestyle behavior theories and models to provide a "toolkit" of strategies in health behavior change. A case scenario is presented to demonstrate the use of these strategies, including lifestyle change tools to promote effective patient health behavior change.

Learning Objectives:

After completing this self-study learning module, health professionals will be able to:

• Explain the differences between a Growth Mindset and a Fixed Mindset and how each mindset affects a person's openness to changing health behaviors.
• Understand how to use the "mindset" concept within several behavior change theory models.
• Describe counseling techniques and tools that help a person move from a Fixed Mindset to a Growth Mindset.

Instructions:

Registered dietitians and dietetic technicians, registered: Simply follow the instructions below to earn 1.0 CPE credit hour following your successful completion of the CPE Quiz. When you finish you will be able to download your CPE certificate.

Step 1. Read the learning objectives for this CPE program as listed above.

Step 2. View the program materials, including the podcast presentation and accompanying handouts. You can view or download the handouts as a PDF through the links below. (To save, right-click on the link and choose "save target as.")

• Podcast Presentation (Flash video)
• Slide Handout (PDF)

Step 3. Complete the online CPE Quiz to ensure you have met the program objectives. After completing the quiz, you will receive your score and the correct answers. You'll also be given a link to download and print your CPE Certificate.

Step 4. For more information, view the bibliography and additional references (PDF).

Biographies:

Carol S. Dweck, PhD (Speaker)

Dr. Carol S. Dweck , one of the world's leading researchers in the field of motivation, is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. Her research examines the self-conceptions people use to guide their behavior and focuses on why people succeed and how to foster their success. Dr. Dweck has held professorships at Columbia and Harvard Universities, lectured to business, sports, and education groups all over the world, won numerous awards, and been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her work has been prominently featured in such publications as The New Yorker, Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and she has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, 20/20, and NPR's Morning Edition. Her recent book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (published by Random House) has been widely acclaimed and is being translated into 17 languages.

Lola Coke, PhD, APRN-BC, ACNS (Speaker)

Dr. Lola Coke is a Cardiovascular Clinical Nurse Specialist certified in motivational interviewing and an Assistant Professor at Rush University College of Nursing in Chicago. Her research interests include the impact of resistance training on household physical activities and quality of life in women experiencing cardiac events. A 2001 Albert Schweitzer Fellow, she developed a "Healthy Heart" program for underserved African American women and currently serves on the program's Advisory Council. In 2006 she received the "Martha Hill New Investigator" Award from the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, American Heart Association for her resistance training research. Dr. Coke works as a physical activity interventionist using telephonic motivational interviewing (MI) on an NIH funded study examining physical activity in caregivers of loved ones with Alzheimer's Disease.

Diane Quagliani RD, MBA (Moderator)

Diane Quagliani is owner of Quagliani Communications, Inc., and a former media spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. Quagliani Communications specializes in nutrition communications for consumer and health professional audiences. Diane has authored numerous articles on nutrition hot topics, including articles for leading consumer magazines and newspapers such as Better Homes and Gardens, Weight Watchers Magazine, the LA Times, and the Chicago Tribune, and for professional publications such as the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Nutrition Today, Today's Dietitian and the Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences. Diane coauthored ADA's 2002 position paper on Food and Nutrition Misinformation and served as content advisor for the 2006 update.

This program is based on a webinar presented in September 2009

Accreditation:

* The Coca-Cola Company's Beverage Institute For Health & Wellness is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Provider number BF001.