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PROBABLY THE FIRST WEIGHT STOP ADVISOR TRAINING PROGRAMME IN THE WORLD

The Danish National Centre against Obesity has developed a unique training programme called weight stop advisor in collaboration with the National Board of Health (Denmark).

The National Centre against Obesity is a non-profit partnership with the Danish Obesity Foundation, Gerlev Sports Academy, Adam Holst ApS, Aktivo and the Faculty of Life Science at the University of Copenhagen.

We have developed the training programme by combining a series of evidence-based methods that have proven to work in practice and provide lasting weight loss. 14 leading Danish and Swedish experts in the field of obesity have been involved in developing the programme.

The training programme is structured such that participants get new valuable knowledge and experience, which they can apply directly to their work. Training is the first step to becoming a good adviser.
The programme is blended learning, so it is flexible and will fulfil the needs of healthcare professionals and others with an interest in weight loss.

The programme lasts 3+2+1 day(s), and in between you make use of the Internet-based material and forum and thus develop your own practise as an advisor.

As a participant in the weight stop advisor programme, we offer you the following five elements:
• A strong interdisciplinary approach enabling you to communicate with citizens and patients on obesity
• Knowledge of and training in individual counselling of overweight adults
• Practical tools to plan and run group-based weight loss courses for overweight citizens
• Tools to initiate and follow up on networking and self-help groups among obese adults
• Training in the Internet-based tools and learning forms

It is essential that you know the basic concepts of diet and physical activity and have done a motivational interview before you start the weight stop advisor programme.

We have already trained around 400 weight stop advisors who are now successfully working in municipalities and regions all over Denmark.

For further information, please contact us

The programme is offered to all who are employed in both private and public sector as long as volenteers in NGO´s