PBHL 4300 Counseling Skills Health

This course is designed to provide students with the information and skills necessary to conduct one-on-one health education interventions in a variety of settings. Students are introduced to basic information regarding the interrelationship between health problems and the social, psychological, and environmental influences that impact them. Implications for human behavior are examined; counseling skills and procedures are presented with emphasis placed on the skills of listening, observation, and collecting/using health information. Understanding emotional communication and its effect and subsequent intervention strategies are explored. Must have one of th following majors declareed: Public Health, Health Studies, Nursing, Kinesiology (all Programs), Communication Disorders, Sociology, Psychology, or a Public Health or Health Studies minor.
Credits: 3.0