Summary: This episode will focus on how to successfully change behavior such as overeating, substance misuse/dependence and smoking. We will discuss the process of change and why some treatments are more effective for each stage of change. Our guest will be Dr. Carlo DiClemente, who is internationally recognized as co-creator (with James Prochaska, Ph.D.) of the Transtheoretical Model of Change, a model that identifies stages of change and other factors that predict treatment outcomes and allows many more people to enter treatment programs at earlier stages of readiness He has presented this model of intentional behavior change in training workshops both here in the United States and in many other countries. His current research interests include smoking initiation and cessation, alcoholism and substance abuse treatment, dual diagnosis, early intervention with problem drinkers, pregnancy smoking cessation, and initiation of health protection and health threatening behaviors.
