Facilitating Health Behaviour Change (level 7)

This module is not scheduled to run in 2013/4.

Expressions of interest in the module are welcome for 2014/5; please email healthadmissions@cumbria.ac.uk

Why study with us?

The aim of this module is to enable you to critically analyse the nature of health behaviour and apply this knowledge and understanding to the facilitation of behaviour change based on a sound theoretical evidence base.

Finance

If you are employed within NHS North West and this module is to be funded by your employing Trust, please contact your Line Manager and CPD Lead for advice relating to funding and the funding application process.

Resources and facilities We are amongst the UK’s leading health and wellbeing faculties and are proud of the high level of support we are able to offer to our students. We provide a wide range of high-quality courses supported by expert academic and clinical practice staff. If you join us you will enjoy great facilities and learn alongside caring, committed and experienced professionals. Our employment record is excellent. Entry requirements

Evidence of prior successful study at underpinning level.

More information about levels and credits.

Credit and UCAS requirements Credit: 20 credits Selection criteria To be eligible to study this module you should be able to apply it to your practice. Modules

HPHG7018 Facilitating Health Behaviour Change (20 credits at level 7)

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the biopsychosocial nature of health and human behaviour and apply to practice
• Critically analyse a range of theories of health behaviour and behaviour change, including both deficit and affirmation models
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of a range of research and evidence based interventions, designed to influence health behaviour
• Apply ethical theories to a critical discussion of personal and state responsibility for health behaviour
• Critically analyse policy drivers and practice guidance in relation to sustainable health behaviour change at both macro and micro level, recognising inherent complexities and challenges

Conner,M., Norman,P. (2005) Predicting health

behaviour: research and practice with social cognition models. 2nd ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Holland, S. (2008) Public Health Ethics. Cambridge: Polity.

Marks, D.F., Murray, M.P., Evans, B., Estacio, E.V. (2011) Health Psychology: theory, research & practice. 3rd ed. London: Sage.

Mason, P., Butler, C.C. (2010) Health Behaviour Change. 2nd ed. London: Churchill Livingstone.

Nuffield Council on Bioethics (2007) Public Health: ethical issues. Cambridge: Nuffield Council on Bioethics.

Rollnick, S., Miller, W.R., Butler, C.C. (2008) Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: helping patients change behaviour. London: Guilford Press.

Thaler R and Sunstein C (2008), Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press.

British Journal of Health Psychology

Health Promotion International

Course summary Biopsychosocial model of health and health beliefs; health psychology; deficit and affirming models of health behaviour, facilitating and inhibiting factors; predicting risk behaviour; policy drivers & practice guidelines; research & evidence based interventions for health behaviour change; ethical practice; sustainable approaches to health behaviour change.