Build confidence in conversations that support diabetes self-management
Supporting adults with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes through practical, psychologically informed consultations, this interactive online workshop will help you understand what may be affecting someone’s self-management, explore what matters to them and agree realistic next steps.
Seeing the person behind diabetes
Understand what may be affecting self-management
Living with diabetes brings emotional, cognitive and practical demands that can shape self-management, engagement with care and experiences of technology. This workshop explores how psychology and behaviour change approaches can help clinicians understand each person’s priorities, support more effective conversations and respond to distress and wider mental health needs.
The workshop will cover:
- Exploring the emotional, cognitive and practical demands of living with diabetes, including treatment burden
- Identifying possible barriers when a care plan is not working
- Examining motivation, ambivalence, readiness and personal circumstances in behaviour change
- Using structured questions to identify what matters in person-centred consultations
- Practising reflective listening and open questions in motivational conversations
- Exploring the psychological impact of diabetes technology, including when alerts or data feel overwhelming
- Recognising diabetes distress, burnout and wider mental health needs, and responding within the professional’s role
- Applying these approaches to complex cases and agreeing practical next steps
Time to share and reflect
Practise approaches through cases and conversation skills
The workshop combines presentations with interactive case studies and facilitated skills practice. You will benefit from:
- Learning from Professor Katharine Barnard-Kelly who is an expert in health psychology and diabetes
- Building confidence by practising different approaches in a supportive setting
- Sharing experiences and ideas with colleagues supporting adults with diabetes
- Gaining feedback on situations and challenges from your own practice
- Taking away practical ideas to adapt in your consultations
In-house training
Available as a bespoke course for teams of 25 people or more. Please contact us if you would like this training delivered exclusively to your team, with the content tailored to your organisation’s needs. Please email Sarah Kemm or call Sarah on 01732 897788 for further details.
| 9.00 |
Joining, technical support and workshop instructions
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| 9.30 |
Introduction and welcome
Professor Katharine Barnard-Kelly, Health Psychologist
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| Understanding self-management | |
| 9.40 |
The psychological experience of living with diabetes
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| 10.10 |
Questions and answers with Katharine Barnard-Kelly
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| 10.20 |
Interactive case study: When the care plan isn’t working
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| 10.40 |
Screen break
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| Supporting behaviour change | |
| 10:50 |
Understanding behaviour change in diabetes care
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| 11.20 |
Questions and answers with Katharine Barnard-Kelly
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| 11.30 |
Person-centred diabetes consultations: finding what matters
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| 12.00 |
Questions and answers with Katharine Barnard-Kelly
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| 12.10 |
Skills practice: Motivational conversations
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| 12.30 |
Lunch break
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| Living with diabetes technology | |
| 1.00 |
The psychological impact of diabetes technology
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| 1.30 |
Questions and answers with Katharine Barnard-Kelly
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| 1.40 |
Interactive case study: When technology feels overwhelming
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| 2.00 |
Screen break
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| Recognising needs and planning support | |
| 2.10 |
Diabetes distress, burnout and wider mental health needs
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| 2.40 |
Questions and answers with Katharine Barnard-Kelly
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| 2.50 |
Integrated case workshop: From concern to an agreed plan
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| Action planning | |
| 3.10 |
Next steps: How will you embed good practice?
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| 3.20 |
Close of workshop
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Your experienced workshop leader
Professor Katharine Barnard-Kelly, Health Psychologist, will lead the day, drawing on her work in diabetes psychology and behaviour change to help all attendees apply practical approaches in everyday consultations.
Professor Katharine Barnard-Kelly
Health Psychologist
Pricing Structure
- £299+VAT early bird (£50 off) NHS or public sector places when booked before Friday 4th December 2026
- £349+VAT full price for one NHS or public sector place
- £299+VAT colleague rate (£50 off) each NHS or public sector when booking 2-3 places
- Fourth place FREE: team offer when you book 3 places at full price
Discount policy: Only one offer applies per booking
This course is available for in-house training
Available as a bespoke workshop to teams of 25 or more people. Please do contact us if you would like this course delivered exclusively to your team, with the content developed to drill into the specific needs of your service. Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.
Commercial companies are also invited to sponsor this day. Please email Vanessa Jarman for further details.
You can reserve a no-obligation place whilst you apply for funding
If your funding has not yet been secured or you would like to hold your place with no obligation whilst waiting for your study leave to be approved, you can reserve your place with us. Please email the reservations team at SBK Healthcare with your details:
- Booking contact: name, job title, department, email and telephone number
- Event(s) to reserve for: title and date
- Delegate details (for each delegate): name, job title, department, email and telephone number
- Organisation details: name and address
Alternatively you can make a confirmed booking by emailing the above information to the bookings team
Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking. Within one week of the online conference taking place, you will be sent final details of the course including a full agenda, programme timings and your Zoom joining instructions. This email will include a joining link that can be used to access the conference.
If you have not received your email two days before your event, do check your junk folder then contact SBK Healthcare on 01732 897788.
Practice sessions are available and you will be sent an invitation to join one of our delegate practice sessions. These are optional but great if you are unsure of whether your camera and microphone will work on Zoom. We hold several one hour practice sessions across the week when a member of SBK Healthcare staff will be waiting in Zoom to assist you. Please do pop in, say hello and make sure you are all set for the day.
On the day, when registration starts, you will be able to join the conference by initially entering a waiting room when there may be a short wait. In groups of between 6-10 people, you will be admitted into the main conference room to be greeted by a member of SBK staff. In the same group you will be taken into a breakout room and asked to turn on your video and microphone. A member of the SBK team will get your group started with some orientation tasks and ‘ice breaker’ topics, before leaving you to network.
When you are automatically brought back into the conference room for the start of the conference, you will be asked to turn off your camera and microphone so that the chair can start the forum. During each presentation you will be able to ask questions in the chat box function. The forum will include screen breaks, as well as topic themed interactive sessions which will take place in the breakout rooms.
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Certification of attendance
A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every fully registered participant who completes the course, as a record of your continuing professional training and development.
Registration fees
You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.
Modify registration
To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email the bookings team.
Cancellations and substitutions
A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received within the first 48 hours of the booking being made. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by emailing the bookings team at SBK Healthcare. Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.
Event changes
It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavour to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavour to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.
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Who should attend?
Connect with colleagues supporting adults with diabetes
Join professionals supporting adults with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes to compare approaches, discuss common consultation challenges and identify practical ways to strengthen support.
Designed for:
- Diabetes specialist nurses
- Diabetes team leads
- Consultant diabetologists and diabetes registrars
- Diabetes dietitians
- Pharmacists
Past attendee feedback
You asked and we delivered! In response to requests for further training in psychology and behaviour change in diabetes care, this workshop is designed to help you support motivation, improve engagement and respond to diabetes distress through person-centred conversations. Take a look at how much past attendees have enjoyed our diabetes training.
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Why sponsor?
Our role at SBK Healthcare is to bring industry together with healthcare professionals so that you can educate and inform your audience. These trail-blazing webinars, conferences and courses offer dedicated presentation, Q&A, networking and discussion time, each sponsor will be fully immersed into the event and able to effectively engage with your NHS audience.
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Reach out today
If you would like more information on our sponsorship options, in-house forums or if you wish to discuss your needs and what solutions may be appropriate for your business, please contact:
Vanessa Jarman
Telephone: 01732 897788
Email: vanessa.jarman@sbk-healthcare.co.uk