Effective Goal Setting for Health Behavior Change

About the Course

Goal setting is core to the therapeutic process. Clients come to therapy with their own goals that often evolve throughout the course of treatment. Despite the integral role of goal setting in the therapy process, many goals will not be achieved. But clinicians can help clients to refine and strengthen their goals to increase success. Deepening our understanding of what makes a goal more likely to be achieved, and using evidence-based tools for our goal setting process can lead to improved client outcomes.

In Effective Goal Setting for Health Behavior Change, Dr. Lindsay Oberleitner will address the science of goal setting and share examples of how it can be applied to clinical practice. Participants will also review case examples of effective and less effective client health behavior goals, and examine the intersection between goal setting and other psychological theories to strengthen the therapeutic approach.

1.5 hours CE. Recorded video format (non-interactive)

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Course Overview

ESTIMATED COURSE LENGTH: 1.5 hours 

CE CREDITS: 1.50 continuing education/contact hours for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists

TARGET AUDIENCE: Mental Health Practitioners

LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: Intermediate

PREREQUISITE(S): None

INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Recorded video format (non-interactive)

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: Closed captioning of audio components. In order to request further accessibility accommodations, please email support@psychhub.com.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: To obtain your CE certificate, learners must complete a pre-test (not scored), progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post-test. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.

FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL SUPPORT STATEMENT: This course has no commercial support.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:  This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.

GRIEVANCE AND REFUND POLICIES: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.

PARTICIPATION COSTS:  The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.

COURSE CREATION DATE: 5/9/2023

 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Describe at least three factors related to goal setting that influence goal achievement
  • Examine individual client differences that can impact the goal setting process
  • Demonstrate effective use of at least three evidence-based factors for goal setting to clinical practice

Course Outline

  1. The role of goal setting in behavior change
    1. Scope
      1. Treatment planning
      2. Client health goals
    2. Clinician role
      1. Goal setting
      2. Goal tracking
      3. Reassessment
  2. Science of effective goal setting
    1. The basics: sizing, reach, specificity
    2. Motivations
    3. Barriers and inoculation
    4. Reinforcements and rewards
    5. Measurement and tracking
    6. Achievement modifying factors
      1. Individual client factors
      2. Clinician factors
  3. Case applications
  4. Intersection with other theories of health behavior change
  5. Tips and applied exercise

CE Information


American Psychological Association (APA)
Psych Hub is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Psych Hub maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Psychologists completing this course receive 1.50 continuing education credits.

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Psych Hub, #1750, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/20/2024 – 08/20/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 1.50 clinical continuing education credits.

California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
Psych Hub is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs. Psych Hub maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. CAMFT Approval #1000074. Course meets the qualifications for 1.50 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Psych Hub has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7051. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Psych Hub is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Counselors completing this course receive 1.50 continuing education hours.

New York State Education Department - Licensed Mental Health Counselors (NYSED-LMHC)
Psych Hub, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0257. New York State licensed mental health counselors completing this course receive 1.50 contact hours.

New York State Education Department - Marriage & Family Therapists (NYSED-MFT)
Psych Hub, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0109. New York State marriage and family therapists completing this course receive 1.50 contact hours.

New York State Education Department - Psychology (NYSED-PSY)
Psych Hub, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0208. New York State licensed psychologists completing this course receive 1.50 contact hours.

New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work (NYSED-SW)
Psych Hub, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0699. New York State social workers completing this course receive 1.50 contact hours.

Experts


Lindsay Oberleitner, PhD, Licensed Psychologist
Lindsay Oberleitner, PhD is a Licensed Psychologist (Michigan #6​3​0​1​0​1​8​7​8​7). Dr. Oberleitner currently serves as the Education Director for SimplePractice Learning. She also currently serves as adjunct faculty for Yale University School of Medicine and Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. Dr. Oberleitner's primary clinical and research interests are the intersections of substance use disorders and chronic health conditions, with a specific interest in how these issues are manifested in criminal justice populations. She has worked to strengthen and expand the interdisciplinary addiction treatment workforce, as well as best practices in improving the integration of interdisciplinary approaches and patient-centered communication in clinical practice. She has received grant funding to support her research and clinical education efforts, and has published over 40 peer-reviewed publications. She has taught at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels, and served as a clinical supervisor across multiple behavioral health specialties over the past 15 years.