Concepts of Wellness

Catalog description

This course builds on the concepts of the biopsychosocial model of health; change theories, and health promotion learned in earlier courses and provides the student the opportunity to apply the concepts to special populations. Physical fitness and prevention of injury/illness is considered for well populations, obese persons and populations with disabilities. The focus of the course is to increase knowledge of health, wellness and prevention, including lifestyle changes and attention to mind-body-spirit connections and supportive environments. The influence of the spiritual domain on health, wellness and on healthcare is addressed and applied to physical therapy practice.