Behaviour Change Meeting Group seminar series - Dr Debbie Smith, ‘Teachable moments and behaviour change: the role of health psychology’
| Dates: | 2 May 2024 |
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| Times: | 15:00 - 16:00 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Current University students |
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| Speaker: | Dr Debbie Smith |
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The Behaviour Change Meeting Group at The University of Manchester has the purpose of bringing together academics and clinicians across several institutes who are working with behaviour change, intervention development and/or implementation theory. We usually meet online on the first Thursday of the month at 3pm, inviting external speakers and internal speakers to discuss and gain feedback on their latest research in the field. We have a range of health and clinical psychologists in the group as well as epidemiologists, nurses and physiotherapists who work with a range of different short-term and long-term conditions in different contexts (public, patient and healthcare professional groups).
If you would like to be added to the email list to hear about future meetings, please contact Rhiannon Hawkes: rhiannon.hawkes@manchester.ac.uk
Our next Behaviour Change Meeting will be held on Thursday 2 May at 3pm, where we have Dr Debbie Smith, Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology, Manchester Centre for Health Psychology (UoM) presenting on ‘Teachable moments and behaviour change: the role of health psychology’.
Session details: The concept of a teachable moment is widely used in health psychology, yet it remains under-theorised and thus is not fully utilised to support behaviour change and intervention design. As a health psychologist, Debbie views the concept of a ‘teachable moment’ as central to her work on behaviour change and health care. In this behaviour change meeting group, Debbie will hope to start a discussion about health psychology and teachable moments, as she will outline the literature proposing the concept of a teachable moment and will present some of her research and consultancy work including in the area of maternity care.
Online via Zoom
Speaker
Dr Debbie Smith
Role: Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology
Organisation: Manchester Centre for Health Psychology, UoM
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