Summary: A global view of the design and development of a 4-hour training in Motivational Communication, a collaborative communication style for health behaviour change that was created for use by healthcare professionals in the context for chronic disease management. The process includes stakeholder-driven methods and iterative development that led to the production MOTIVATOR, a continued professional development training accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Bio: Anda is a clinical psychologist and postdoctoral research fellow from Concordia University in Montréal, Canada. Her research focuses on behavioural change counselling training for healthcare professionals in the context of chronic disease prevention and management. She has received extensive training in psychophysiology and behavioural trial design and development and works as a clinician with individuals suffering from chronic pain and other chronic medical conditions. Anda is currently the post-doctoral researcher with the Health Behaviour Change Research Group on the Making MECC Work project.