Module Facilitating Health Behaviour Change (level 7)

Program Overview

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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.

You will need to complete an induction prior to commencement of your first module. We have a comprehensive online induction package to welcome you to both the University and your programme of study. Alternatively classroom-based induction days take place at our Lancaster and Carlisle campuses and are usually scheduled for the first week of each semester.

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Course Details

Program Outline

Course outline

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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 and practice guidelines; research and evidence based interventions for health behaviour change; ethical practice; sustainable approaches to health behaviour change.

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

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Indicative bibliography

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

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Modules

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Programme Specification

Programme specification (PDF)

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Assessment, Feedback, and Teaching and Learning methods

Full details are available in the

programme specification

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Timetables

The teaching timetable should be available from the end of August. Access to the timetable is through the Student Hub – you will be able to access the Student Hub after you have completed online registration. The teaching day is 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday; please keep your other commitments open until confirmation of your teaching timetable, and bear in mind that many courses will offer placements or fieldwork which sometimes extends into the evenings and weekends.