Councelling of Health Promotion and Wellbeing (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

The student is able to plan, implement and evaluate empowerment focused counselling of individuals and groups.
He/she can implement preventive methods in life-style counselling. The student is able to plan, implement and evaluate the project of health promotion in a multi-disciplinary team.

Content

- Empowerment focused counselling and Stages of Change by Prochaska
- Counselling methods: early dialogue and motivational interview
- Compiling a health promotion project plan, implementation and evaluation

Materials

Vänskä, K., Laitinen-Väänänen, S., Kettunen, T., & Mäkelä, J. 2011. Onnistuuko ohjaus. Sosiaali- ja terveysalan ohjaustyössä kehittyminen. Helsinki: Edita.
Oppiportti: Motivational discussion
Let´s talk about children-method, Mieli ry,https://mieli.fi/fi
Current articles and literature

Teaching methods

Dialogue Trainings
Lectures / workshops
Learning diary
E-learning
Discussion Exercises
Case work

Student workload

Lectures / webinars / workshops 18 h
Reading directed literature and independent work 36h
Let´s talk about children study unit 27h
Total 81h = 3 ECTS

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Passed (S):
The student plans, implements and evaluates empowerment focused counselling intervention for individuals or groups in collaboration with the client and the other members of the group.
He/she uses preventive methods in life-style counselling and justifies the chosen methods based on health promotion knowledge base.
The student evaluates his/her own learning and competence. He/she can give constructive feedback for peers.

Qualifications

-

Further information

Open Studies 4