The course will examine counseling for health decisions as an interchange between counselor and client which requires the effective communication of information relevant to the health decision/condition, as well as a recognition of each participants' differing backgrounds, perspectives, and motivations. Course content covers three broad areas: 1) models, goals and components of the counseling process, 2) values and ethics in counseling for health decisions, and 3) how attributes of the client and the health decision itself affect the nature and course of the counseling experience. Several health conditions/situations will be examined to compare and contrast salient features of different counseling interactions. Students will participate in simulations of counseling situations as observer, client, and counselor. The class format will include lectures and class discussion based on assigned readings, attendance at and participation in presentations made by guest speakers, and small group activities.
HBEHED629
Families and Health
Fall
term(s)
3 Credit Hour(s)
Instructor(s):
Chatters, Linda
Offered every year
Last offered Fall, 2008
Prerequisites: Grad Status
This course will examine families as a primary context for understanding health and health-related behaviors. Major topics include: 1) models and theories of the family, 2) history and current status of family-based practice, 3) the impact of demographic trends and their impact on family structure and functioning, 4) family diversity with respect to social status groups, ethnicity, and culture and their implications for understanding health phenomena, 5) families as the context for socialization to health beliefs and practices, 6) the provision of family-based care, and 7) health profiles of family members and their family roles.
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