Current Courses

● Are you a health professional working in diabetes? ● Would you like to develop your consultation skills? ● What can you do to help people self-manage their diabetes more effectively?

Please click on the courses below for more information and to book

Can’t make the below course dates?: Register your interest here. It doesn’t commit you to booking a place, but it means we can let you know about future dates. If there’s enough demand, we’ll also look at running additional courses to meet interest.

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Feedback from residential course:

  • “The course was fantastic. I really did have reservations and resistance to attending but by golly I am so glad I did. It has made such a difference to me and how I feel about using counselling skills. Thank you so much.”

  • "Empowering and life-changing; new skills learned to facilitate more effective and person-centred diabetes care based on the person’s needs, rather than my wish to ‘fix the problem’"

  • “Really found this course thought provoking. The facilitators were excellent and really did their best to make me feel at ease.”

  • “When I applied for the course I had some idea about what I wanted to learn. The course was as I hoped it would be and more. I learnt a bit about counselling and a lot about me.”

  • “I found the course excellent/very useful. Vital for health care practitioners caring for people with diabetes. Should be part of the Diabetes Specialist Nurse competencies.”

  • “Very enjoyable and interesting course. Life-changing from my perspective both personally and professionally.”

  • “Very warm welcoming atmosphere. Thoroughly enjoyed the course which surpassed my expectations. Thank you all”

  • “Fabulous course, absolutely loved it. I really hope this has given me enough tools and self-awareness to change my practice.”

Feedback from virtual course:

  • "Really enjoyed the course. Allowed time to reflect on my own practices. Reaffirmed value of listening and empowerment with person-centred care"

  • "My experience of Knuston was a very positive one. It gave me a great insight into how we should perhaps approach things differently during a consultation."

  • "Very informative and lots of practicing the skills I found really helpful and a great insight into how one can feel overwhelmed as the client."

  • "I believe this course is so highly invaluable that it should be compulsory for all health care professionals caring for individuals with diabetes."

  • "I cannot recommend the course enough."

  • "I was worried that the online experience would not be as good as the face to face, but actually I think it worked really well, especially the real play scenarios."

  • "To be able to practice in all the roles was really valuable but it was particularly insightful to be the client and realise how hard it is to open up about our feelings. I think it made me realise that “Empowerment is everything!”

  • "I liked the fact it was virtual and this brings many benefits but overall think face to face would be invaluable."

  • "Triads and feedback was very valuable"

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