Dec 28, 2012
We know that traditional health
counseling for obese children and adolescents, in which we
prescribe more exercise and better eating habits, hasn’t been all
that successful. AJN editor in chief Shawn Kennedy speaks
with Viewpoint author Bonnie Gance-Cleveland about her work with
obese teens and their families that began with an initiative by
NAPNAP in 1996 and has become her focus. She discussed using
motivational interviewing as a collaborative approach to help
families change.