A key task in developing behaviour change interventions is to answer the question of who and what should we focus our intervention on in order to achieve our goal. Behaviours form parts of interacting systems that evolve over time, and the choice of behavioural and population targets can usefully be informed by modelling the causal influences in those systems: a process that can be described as behavioural systems mapping. This module takes participants through the principles of systems thinking, how they can be applied to behavioural systems through methods of behavioural systems mapping, and how to analyse and interpret behavioural systems maps. It equips participants with the knowledge and skills required to begin to create and use behavioural systems maps using freely available software. 

Facilitators include Dr Vivi Antonopoulou and Professor Robert West. The session will be delivered online from 10.00am to 4.00pm (UK time, GMT). The module is interactive and includes practical sessions in which participants can work together to familiarise themselves with both the principles and practice of creating behavioural systems maps.

Decision-making and motivation are key drivers of human behaviour. We make decisions all the time, from the everyday (What shall I eat for breakfast?) to the momentous (Shall I take my country to war?). Robert West, a founder of the PRIME Theory of motivation and the COM-B model of behaviour will provide participants with a new framework for understanding decision-making and guide participants step-by-step on a tour of human motivation and how it can be influenced through education, persuasion, reward, punishment, imitation, rules, environmental cues, emotional support and by training habits and self-regulation skills. The module will be interactive and include plenty of time for discussion. It will use real-world examples of decisions, and provide a toolkit for analysing these and wider motivations with a view to influencing them.Facilitator: Professor Robert West

The session will run from 10am to 4pm with 30 minutes for lunch and a 15-minute break in the morning and afternoon.

Places are limited with the course capped at 24 participants and require a minimum number of 10 participants.

Daily session timings are from 10am GMT +1. For more information on the Advanced Modules, see here

Process Evaluation can be applied to better understand the outcomes of our behaviour change interventions by asking questions such as, which parts of our intervention were actually delivered, how were they received, and how and why did they have their impact on our target behaviour? This module will explore two key components of Process Evaluation; Fidelity and Mechanisms of Change. Participants will learn about what these components of Process Evaluation are, why they are worth investigating, and how the Behaviour Change Wheel toolbox can help us to do so.

Facilitators Dr Fabiana Lorencatto and Dr Danielle D’Lima will deliver an online full-day session from 10am-4pm. Key content will be broken down into digestible chunks with time allocated to apply the learning to learners’ own areas of interest, and gain support on how to prioritise different components of process evaluation based on available resources.

Learners will be sent some material to review ahead of the course.

For more information on the Advanced Modules, see here:

Participants will be introduced to the principles of behaviour change, and how these can be applied to practical problems. The course is aimed at anyone who is interested in behaviour change; from researchers, practitioners, intervention designers, managers, commissioners and policy makers. By completing this course you can expect to have:

• a greater understanding of the possibilities for applying behaviour change interventions to your own situation

• a practical framework for developing and implementing these interventions in your area of interest

This conference will present contributions on Francoise Dolto’s concept of The Castrations, Jean Berges’s model of Transitivism, Charles Melman’s New Psychic Economy and Marcel Czermack on the psychoanalytic treatment of psychoses.

Speakers Include Lionel Bailly, Sham Bailly, Marika Bergès-Bounes, Nicolas Dissez, and Helen Sheehan.

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Booking for the conference will close 16.00 (GMT) on Friday 19 September 2025.

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