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 Department:    HFT

 Course #:    108

 Credits:    3

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    3

 CIP:    310504

 EPC:    351

 REV:    2018

 Course Description  

Focuses on principles of motivation and adherence, communication and teaching techniques, and basics of behavioral change and health psychology.

 Prerequisite  

None

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 33

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory Required for certificate  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Explain strategies to help clients maintain their motivation and the personal trainer's role in building adherence.
2. Develop properly worded and structured goals.
3. Explain the stages of the client-trainer relationship.
4. Understand how to incorporate effective communication and teaching techniques into interactions with clients.
5. Describe the stages of change and principles of behavior change.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

2. Critical Thinking

Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
2.2 Analyze issues and develop questions within a discipline.

3. Communication

Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
3.2 Recognize, produce and demonstrate appropriate interpersonal, group, and public speaking skills.
3.3 Demonstrate effective listening skills.
3.5 Recognize, comprehend, and use non-verbal behaviors appropriate to a given context.

9. Scientific Literacy

Definition: Understanding scientific principles, and analyzing and applying scientific information in a variety of contexts.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
9.3 Analyze, apply, and communicate scientific concepts and principles in context (for example, in technological, personal, and/or professional situations).

Course Contents

1. Motivational strategies to promote exercise adherence.
2. Goal setting.
3. Effective communication and teaching techniques.
4. Behavior change.