Preparing for your certification exam?
Watch the FREE Behavior Change Theories Made Easy Webinar, created for busy healthcare professionals who want to better understand, and confidently apply, the most important theories for clinical practice and exam success.
In this webinar, Coach Beverly will break down and simplify the behavior change and learning theories that often feel confusing when you’re trying to choose the “best” answer on an exam. You’ll sort through key concepts together and learn how to apply them clearly and effectively in real-life scenarios.
This content will boost your clarity and confidence so you can approach exam questions and patient care feeling prepared and in control.
Simplify the Theories. Strengthen Your Practice.
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For many of us, taking the certification exam is a nerve-wracking process
Keeping all the behavior change and learning theories straight can be daunting, especially if you are trying to get to the “best” answer for certification exams. Coach Beverly feels your pain and wants to help out. In this webinar, she helps to sort out and dissect the theories most relevant in clinical practice and for exam preparation.
How healthcare professionals will benefit from this content:
Master 4 of the most common behavior change theories, apply the transtheoretical model with confidence, and test these frameworks in real-life clinical scenarios
Integrate person-centered communication, trauma-informed care, and motivational interviewing to address barriers to self-care in complex psychosocial and medical situations
Conduct comprehensive assessments, including foot risk evaluations and social determinants of health, to strengthen prevention strategies and care planning for high-risk populations
Strengthen both clinical practice and certification exam preparation (CDCES, BC-ADM) with practical, real-world strategies designed for RNs, RDNs, pharmacists, providers, and other healthcare professionals
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Level 4 | Behavior Change Theories Made Easy
Understanding behavior change theories is essential, whether you’re supporting people with diabetes in real-world clinical settings, or preparing for certification exams like CDCES or BC-ADM. This course simplifies the core concepts, shows how they apply to clinical practice, and helps you confidently select the best answers in exam situations.
What’s Included?
1 Accredited CE credit through AMA PRA Category 1™, ACPE, ANCC, and CDR.
On-demand access with video presentation, podcast episode, and downloadable resources.
One full year of course access — complete at your own pace.
Estimated 1-hour completion time — perfect for busy healthcare professionals.
Instructor
Coach Beverly Thomassian, RN, MPH, BC-ADM, CDCES
Author, Nurse, Educator, Clinician, and Innovator, Beverly has specialized in diabetes management for over twenty years and has successfully passed the CDCES exam six times. As president and founder of Diabetes Education Services, Beverly is dedicated to optimizing diabetes care and improving the lives of those with diabetes.
“Becoming a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) is one of the best professional and personal decisions I have ever made.” – Coach Beverly Thomassian
The use of DES products does not guarantee the successful passage of the diabetes certification exams. CBDCE & ADCES does not endorse any preparatory or review materials for the certification exams, except for those published by CBDCE & ADCES.
**To satisfy the requirement for renewal of certification by continuing education for the Certification Board for Diabetes Care & Education (CBDCE), continuing education activities must be applicable to diabetes and approved by a provider on the CBDCE List of Recognized Providers (www.ncbde.org). CBDCE does not approve of continuing education. Diabetes Education Services is accredited/approved by the Commission of Dietetic Registration which is on the list of CBDCE Recognized Providers.
