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Certificate of Motivational Techniques (MOT01)

Motivational Techniques

This course has a very diverse appeal; health care and fitness professionals can improve their success rate as well as their client's successes and increase their motivation.  Understand people better and learn how to use rewards appropriately to encourage clients, staff, even your children. If you are a manager, learn to motivate your staff in a positive way to improve staff and customer satisfaction, leading to improved staff retention and productivity.  Inclusive all learning facilities, resources, CD, text and manuals.  Duration: 16 hours (two hours per week over 8 weeks - flexible).  Accreditation: 16 CPE points from ATMS, Nationally Recognised Course by Fitness Australia for 15 CEC points, 18 CPE points from NHAA and may be eligible for PME points (AAMT).  Corporate packages available? Yes

$170 Australian residents only

 

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DETAILED COURSE OUTLINE: Motivational Techniques

Introduction to the course

§          Structuring your learning and suggested time per topic   

§          Why study motivation?

Introduction to theories of motivation

§          Behavioural theories of motivation                                                                                                          

§          Cognitive theories of motivation

§          Humanist theories of motivation

Motivation and an individual’s needs

§          What is drive?                                                                                                                                                   

§          Levels of human needs                                                                                                                                  

§          Humanist theory of motivation                                                                                                                   

§          Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and primary and secondary needs

The impact of internal states on motivation

§          Nervous system activity and motivation                                                                                                

§          Personality and behaviour: introverts and extroverts                                                                         

§          Levels of activation

Energising behaviour via goals and beliefs

§          Goals and beliefs                                                                                                                                             

§          Factors involved in achieving goals                                                                                                         

§          Achievement motivation                                                                                                                             

§          Fear of failure                                                                                                                                                    

§          Intrinsic and extrinsic states of motivation                                                                                             

§          The influence of incentives on motivation                                                                                             

§          The effects of extrinsic rewards and intrinsic motivators

Energising behaviour through beliefs and expectations

§          Expectations of completing a task                                                                                                            

§          Factors influencing attributions to success or failure                                                                          

§          Attributions for success or failure and the Attribution Theory                                                           

§          The Locus of a person’s control – luck or effort

Conclusion

§          Where do I start?                                                                                                                                             

§          Developing your skills                                                                                                                                     

§          Ethics                                                                                                                                                                    

§          Pace yourself                                                                                                                                                     

§          Barriers

§          Find relationships between theories

 

PLUS

Extensive resources including personality and motivation self-tests, PowerPoint lecture, emotional intelligence fact sheet and more.

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