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This fully online, on-demand course has been approved by the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching for 3 CE hours. NBHWC-Approved Course: 3 CE hours (CEA-000539-5)

Course Description

This course will review the role of religion & spirituality in whole-person health and lifestyle medicine.  Theoretical models will be reviewed that propose pathways to mental & physical health, including religion/spirituality as provision for purpose, meaning, social support, & self-regulation of health behaviors.  The process of taking a spiritual history will be reviewed, along with assessments used from clinical, research-based and coping/disease contexts.   Approaches to incorporating faith-based programming will be presented, along with integration of religion/spirituality at the individual level.

Course Objectives

After completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  • Distinguish between the definitions of religion and spirituality and the sub-dimensions of spirituality.

  • List at least 3 evidence-based findings on the influence of religion/spirituality on health behaviors.

  • Describe at least 1 integrative model that includes R/S, positive psychology, mental and physical health.

  • Choose a spiritual assessment based on context, including setting and patient/client needs.

  • Outline health-behavior change approaches that are faith-placed vs faith-based (and its sub-levels of faith-recognized and faith-integrated).

Course curriculum

    1. Course Navigation

    2. Welcome & Intro

    3. Presentation Notes

    1. Module 1.1: Definitions of R/S & Whole Person Health

    2. Module 1.2: R/S as SDOH & the Evidence

    3. Module 1.3: Explanatory Mechanisms & Theoretical Models

    1. Module 2.1: Barriers & Considerations

    2. Module 2.2: Assessment Options

    1. Module 3.1: R/S in Lifestyle Medicine

    1. Conclusion & Resources

    2. Quiz

    3. Course Evaluation

    4. Congratulations and Thank You

About this course

  • $79.00
  • 3 hours of video content
  • Notes & resources provided

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Instructor

Michele Suhie, PhD, NBC-HWC, DipACLM

Michele is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional, specializing in the integration of lifestyle medicine, positive psychology and religion/spirituality. She sees private coaching clients to help them reduce risk and manage chronic disease. Michele has also been an educator for more than 25 years. She continues to teach in higher education as an adjunct professor, offers continuing education to her fellow health coaches, and serves as the Director of Health Education at MyCatholicDoctor Academy. She is a certified instructor of Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practice through the VIA Institute on Character and has conducted research on MBSP and positive health in collaboration with the VIA Institute.