Lifestyle and wellbeing coachingLaajuus (10 cr)

Objective

You know and understand the basics and different stages of a client-centred intervention aimed at a permanent and comprehensive lifestyle change (behavior change).

You know how to plan, implement and assess an evidence-based, goal-directed lifestyle change intervention that is individual, realistic and suitable for the client's life.

You know how to apply and utilise the multidisciplinary knowledge base related to behavior change in different phases of the intervention aimed at behavior change.

You know how to utilise and apply evidence-based information in the different stages of a lifestyle change intervention and as justification for your own actions.

You know how to use theories and methods related to human motivation and supporting behavior change in the different stages of lifestyle change intervention.

You know how to develop and assess the measurement of the impacts of an intervention process aimed at lifestyle change with various tools together with the client and independently.

You know how to use reflection to support the development of your own understanding and expertise as a part of your lifestyle coaching at different stages of the intervention process.

Content

What does permanent lifestyle change (behavior change) mean?

What are the theoretical foundations of a client-centred coaching process aimed at permanent lifestyle change?

What are the phases of an evidence-based lifestyle change intervention?

How do you utilize and apply the multidisciplinary knowledge base of behavior change to the intervention aimed at behavior change in the different phases?

How do you plan, implement and evaluate a client-centred and goal-directed evidence-based lifestyle change intervention?

How do you utilise and apply evidence-based information in the different stages of the lifestyle change intervention and as justification for your own actions?

How can you utilize motivation and behavior change theories and techniques in the different stages of a lifestyle change intervention?

What does impact assessment mean as a part of a lifestyle change intervention?

How do you develop and assess the effectiveness of a lifestyle change intervention with different tools and metrics?

What does self-reflection mean as a part of the development of expertise in lifestyle change?

How do you use reflection to support the development of your own understanding and expertise in the different stages of the lifestyle change intervention?

Accomplishment methods

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
b. assess information sources critically.
c. work innovatively and independently in working life expert duties and creatively identify and solve the
problems of the professional fieldwork together with clients, users and target groups.
d. assess operations in client, user and target group situations.
e. choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.
g. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations