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Six-Stage Model of Changing: Diclemente, Norcross & Prochaska's Change Theory

James Prochaska, John Norcross and Carlo DiClemente developed a theory identifying 6 stages of changing.

Many people find this a useful roadmap in evaluating where they are in the process of making changes.

In the following pages, I present a summary of the 6 stages identified in this theory. If you are familiar with Prochaska's theory, you will note that I have renamed the stages to give them names that are more descriptive.

Please note that this model is different from the practical roadmap I describe elsewhere on this site as a proactive approach to new year's resolutions.

The left column has links to all 6 stages of change, as well as to the book.

To read about the 6 stages, you can:
- follow the links in the left column,
- or start with the first stage, below

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or read online: The first stage is: "Not really ready".

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