PBHL 4300 Counseling for Health Professionals

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.
Student must be enrolled in the Public Health major, the Health Studies major, or the Public Health minor. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1300 or MATH 2300 with a grade of C- or better and BIO 1140 or (BIO 1120 and BIO 1130 ; or BIO 1180 andBIO 1190 ; or BIO 1200 ) with a grade of C- or better and PBHL 1100 or PBHL 1300 with a grade of C- or better
Credits: 3.0