Diabetes education and counseling (5 cr)

Objective

The student can demonstrate an understanding of different definitions and the meaning of counseling, patient education, health promotion, adherence, compliance, self-management, and self-regulation.
The student can demonstrate an understanding of the meaning of evidence based practice in patient education and counseling, including the cultural features.
The student can analyze and evaluate health promotion, patient education and counseling in practice.
The student can recognize and develop her/his own learning and counseling philosophy, style and competence.
The student becomes familiar with evidence-based research articles related to diabetes education and counseling.
The student adopts a reflective view to the development of diabetes education and counseling.

Content

1. Evidence based diabetes education and counseling 2 ECTS credits
2. Development of professional's own counseling skills 2 ECTS credits
3. Research methods in diabetes education and counseling 1 ECTS credits

Course material

Matherials in Learn platform

Study forms and methods

On-line course

Timing of exams and assignments

Matherials in Learn platform
Tests, dicussions

Student workload

about 135 h student work, 5 cr (ects)

Course part description

This 5 cr online course includes three courses:

1. Evidence based diabetes education and counseling 2 cr
Objectives:
Student should be able to
- demonstrate an understanding of different definitions and the meaning of counseling, patient education, health promotion, adherence, compliance, self-management, and empowerment
- discuss of the cultural features in diabetes education and counseling

2. Development of professional’s own counseling skills 2 cr
Objectives:
Student should be able to
– to use client education and counseling skills both in individual counseling as well as in group education
– to use knowledge of motivational interviewing as an educational method
– to understand group education

3. Research methods in diabetes education and counseling 1 cr
Objectives:
Student should be able to
– know the basic research methods
– evaluate and read the published diabetes education and counseling literature
– outline key principles of the research article

Further information

e-Learn platform

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Assessment methods and criteria

Every part of this online course (2 cr + 2 cr+1cr) will be evaluated approved/failed.
Xamk Scale is fail/ incomplete/ pass. Incomplete means that the task can be completed (rarely used).
Pass = Successfully completed tests and tasks planned in the course design. If there is discussion, participate and comment discussion as there is in the instruction.
Assignments, discussions and tests to be done. Tests at least 60 % correct answers.

Remember to use the source literature and put them to the end (when it suits to the task).

All dicussions and tests have to be done, approved