MEDI6145
Motivating Health Behaviour Change
10 Units
Available in 2014
| WebLearn GradSchool | Semester 1 |
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Previously offered in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009
Develops an understanding of the theoretical concepts and basic skills underlying effective interventions. Modules cover; change during the life cycle; change without expert help; stages of change; motivational interviewing; brief interventions; compliance therapy; and relapse prevention.
Motivating Health Behaviour Change is a skills-based course. Skills-based courses prove a knowledge and skills-base for assessment and intervention with people with AOD problems in various settings.
Students who've completed MEDI6140-Clinical Approaches to D/A Problems I are not able to enroll in this course.
| Objectives | Following successful completion of this course you will be able to: Describe reasons for modest optimism regarding the role of expert help; Identify a client's stage of change; Demonstrate motivational interviewing/or compliance therapy strategies; Describe research evidence concerning the effectiveness of motivational interviewing; Describe compliance therapy strategies; Describe brief intervention treatments; Describe relapse prevention strategies; |
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| Content | 1. Change during the life cycle 2. Change without expert help 3. Stages of change 4. Motivational interviewing 5. Compliance therapy 6. Brief interventions 7. Relapse prevention 8. Health behaviour change with cancer and chronic pain patients |
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| Replacing Course(s) | MEDI6140-Clinical Approaches to D/A Problems I | ||||
| Transition | N/A | ||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||
| Assumed Knowledge | Students must work in a setting (either voluntarily or paid) which allows approximately 7 days of clinical work with clients who smoke, drink alcohol or take other drugs. Mentoring will be required. | ||||
| Modes of Delivery | Distance Learning : IT Based Distance Learning : Paper Based |
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| Teaching Methods | Email Discussion Group
Self Directed Learning |
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| Contact Hours | Self Directed Learning: for 6 hour(s) per Week for Full Term Email Discussion Group: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term |
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| Timetables | 2014 Course Timetables for MEDI6145 |