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Value of a health behavior change reflection assignment for health promotion learning
B K Lee1, S M Yanicki, J Solowoniuk
1University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. bonnie.lee@uleth.ca
Introduction:
Health promotion is a recognized competency in the preparation and education of Addictions Counseling students. This qualitative study explores the value of a reflection assignment in an undergraduate health promotion course at the University of Lethbridge, Canada, towards developing Addictions Counseling students' health promotion competency.
Method:
In the course, students attempted a health behavior change of their own choosing, reflected on their experiences and completed a reflection paper. Thematic analysis was conducted on students' reflection papers (n=21) and on a transcript of a focus group with four students to generate a description of students' perceived value of the assignment for their learning, personal health, and future health promotion practice in the field of Addictions Counseling.
Results:
Three themes marked students perceived increased capacity for healthy behavior and health promotion: (1) facilitating the change process; (2) integrating experiential and theoretical learning about health; and (3) growing as a health promotion practitioner and as a person with expanding capacity for health.
Discussion:
This reflection assignment shows potential as both a learning process supporting future professional practice and as a tool for promoting health among undergraduate students.
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