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Counselors Within the Chronic Care Model: Supporting Weight Management
Author(s) -
Sheesley Alison Phillips
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/jcad.12079
Subject(s) - blueprint , multidisciplinary approach , chronic care , weight management , nursing , medicine , health care , process management , psychology , chronic disease , knowledge management , obesity , family medicine , business , weight loss , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , social science , sociology , economics , economic growth
The Chronic Care Model developed for the multidisciplinary management of chronic diseases provides a blueprint for the integrated role of mental health counselors supporting clients with obesity seeking weight management treatment. Counselors can support clients and the team of health care professionals treating obesity within each of the 6 components of the model: (a) health care organization, (b) delivery‐system design, (c) clinical information systems, (d) decision support, (e) client self‐management support, and (f) community resources.