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EXSC633 Lifestyle and Exercise Counselling

10 cp
Prerequisites
EXSC296 Exercise and Health Psychology or equivalent
Teaching Organisation 150 hours of focused learning.

This unit is designed to provide students with knowledge and practical experience in conducting individual and group lifestyle and exercise counselling sessions for a wide variety of clients. These may include both “lifestyle” (exercise for health and well-being) and “specific-needs” groups such as newcomers to exercise or clients seeking physiological and/or psychological rehabilitation. The nature of the clients’ needs requires the health professional to be cognisant of, and sensitive to a host of factors which may inhibit or enhance exercise adherence. Eliciting information in a non-threatening manner and assisting the client to make appropriate and considered decisions for change and action is a fundamental skill to be developed in this unit. In addition, this unit will address communication strategies relevant to mental health disorders (ie. bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, personality disorders, depression, mental retardation, Alzheimer’s disease, etc).

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