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