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Making Every Contact Count Healthy Conversation Skills

Making Every Contact Counts - Healthy Conversation Skills (MECC HCS) is an approach that uses the millions of day-to-day interactions that organisations and individuals have with people to support them in making positive changes to their health and wellbeing, by using open discovery questions and active listening skills. MECC HCS is about enhancing the conversations we are already having with individuals. It's not about adding to already busy workloads.

The course is divided into two ½ day sessions set a week apart alongside four
e- learning modules to be completed before session two. Both sessions and elearning must be completed to gain the accredited Royal Society for Public Health certificate.

Target audience:

People who work with communities to improve their health and wellbeing are ideal candidates for this training. MECC HCS training enhances the skills of those in people facing roles to optimise time spent with individuals by using the four key Healthy Conversation Skills.

Learning outcomes:

• Demonstrate understanding and use of open discovery questions to explore peoples worlds, in order to support them to identify barriers to change and find their own solutions

• Describe the use of the SMARTER planning tool in supporting individuals to set their own goals

• Demonstrate reflection skills linked to your current practice and show confidence in supporting others towards behaviour change

The course is divided into two ½ day sessions set a week apart alongside four
e- learning modules to be completed before session two.

Both sessions and elearning must be completed to gain the accredited Royal Society for Public Health certificate.

Please ensure before booking that you can attend both face to face session and commit to completing e-learning modules.

Training delivered by Wellbeing Service Public Health Portsmouth Team

Tutors: Julie Roberts & tbc