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Towards A Better Life: Values And Acceptance In Support Of Lifestyle (2 cr)

Code: SF10062-3001

General information

Enrollment: 01.04.2025 - 25.05.2025; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 02.06.2025 - 31.07.2025; Implementation is running.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 2 cr

Local portion: 0 cr

Virtual portion: 2 cr

Unit: Fysioterapeuttikoulutus (SF)

Campus: Online

Teaching languages: Finnish

Seats: 10 - 80

Degree programmes: Degree Programme in Physiotherapy

Teachers: Tuula Martiskainen

Teacher in charge: Tuula Martiskainen

Scheduling groups: Avoin AMK:n opiskelijat (Size: 10 . Open UAS : 10.); Tutkinto-opiskelijat (myös ristiinopiskelu) (Size: 0 . Open UAS : 0.)

Groups: TOP25_26
Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2025-2026

Small groups: Open UAS Students; Degree students

Course: SF10062

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Objective

Lifestyle counselling has been found to have a positive effect on health and quality of life. Being aware of suggested practices in lifestyle counselling you will be able to motivate yourself and promote your own lifestyle changes.

After the course you will be able to:

- identify the value- and acceptance-based approach benefits and challenges
- identify the importance of addressing a lifestyle change
- know meaning of motivational support to the lifestyle change
- know baseline of different guidelines supporting the lifestyle change
- know service chain and process in the lifestyle counselling

Content

The lifestyle counselling increases the quality of life. The lifestyle counselling has been found to have positive effect on health and quality of life. In this course you will learn about values and acceptance approach. This is baseline to permanent lifestyle change.

Values- and acceptance approach
Addressing a lifestyle change
Motivation
Physical Activity
Sleep and Recovery
Nutrition
Process and Service chain

The course is suitable for all who are interested in the topic as well as professionals and students in health care who provide lifestyle counselling in their work.

Location and time

Opiskelet tämän opintojakson verkossa itsenäisesti oman aikataulusi mukaan opintojakson suoritusaikana. Opiskeluun tarvitset tietokoneen ja toimivan nettiyhteyden. Opiskelu koostuu materiaaleihin tutustumisista, oppimistehtävistä ja kokoavasta tentistä.

Teaching methods

Opiskelet itsenäisesti verkossa oman aikataulusi mukaan 2.6.-31.7.2025 välisenä aikana. Myös kokoava tentti suoritetaan verkkotenttinä opintojakson loppuun mennessä. Kokoavan tentin tekemistä voit yrittää useamman kerran opintojakson suoritusaikana.

Opintojakson aikana toimit Karelian verkko-oppimisympäristössä (Moodle).