WORD COUNT 1800
Students are to keep a health behaviour change diary of 5 weeks (april to may first week) using the template provided in the ‘assessments folder’ on the Moodle site.
In this diary, students are to:
Document a key health behaviour that they wish to change (i.e. weight loss) (carry 10% marks)
Document goals in relation to achieving the behaviour you wish to change, as per the template; (carry 10% marks)
Write down the pros versus the cons of changing the behaviour (an analysis of the positives and negatives of change in relation to your chosen behaviour) (carry 10% marks)
Document the impact of the behaviour on your health and lifestyle (carry 10% marks)
Measure and record your progress on a weekly basis to achieving your change goal (carry 10% marks).
At the end of the change period, document a reflective piece (incorporating literature and other resources) on your change journey (1200 words). In this, you are to reflect on how you can use your experiences when working with a person who has a substance-use disorder who wants to change their substance related behaviours( carry 30% marks).
Include motivational interview and Transtheoretical model in your assessment
Use Harvard style of referencing .( carry 15% marks)
Assessment 2: Health Behaviour Change Diary Template
Instructions:
As per the assessment 2 criteria, students are to document a health behaviour change diary. With this, you are to come up with a health behaviour you would like to change i.e. weight loss.
You are to use the following template. You can copy and paste this template on to a blank word document for ease of filling in. Please ensure that you adhere to the requirements set out in the template.
Template
Health behaviour I wish to change (weight loss):
How I will achieve this change (short and long-term goals, use the literature to guide you)
Costs/benefits analysis of changing your behaviour (incorporate literature into this section, explain the costs/benefits analysis tool. You can insert your own costs and benefits table into this section)
Impact of changing the behaviour on your lifestyle and health (explain how changing the behaviour will impact on your health and lifestyle, use literature to support your views)
Record your progress on a weekly basis (provide a brief weekly record of how you are progressing with your behaviour change, i.e. obstacles, benefits. You can insert your own table into this section and document your record under the date of your entry)
Provide a reflection on your change journey (1,200 words) (incorporate literature into this reflection, as well as document how you could use your experiences when working with a person who has a substance-use disorder who wants to change their substance-related behaviours. You can also put in YouTube clips or other resources if you feel this would enhance your reflection with appropriately referencing).