Behaviour Change for Health Improvement
Applicants should be working or volunteering in an organisation with a public health role.
Module Information
Module code
NA6181(Level 6) Behaviour Change for Health Improvement.
NA7181 (Level 7) Critical Approaches to Enabling Behaviour Change for Health Improvement
Content
- Theories, models and principles of behaviour change eg
motivational interviewing, brief intervention, solution
focused/asset based approaches , nudge theories. - Making Every Contact Count (MECC)
- Morbidity and mortality relating to lifestyle. Evaluation of the evidence base of behavioural change models and principles.
- Risk taking behaviours including why people maintain risky
behaviours that have a detrimental impact on health.
- Factors that influence positive behaviour change will be
discussed. - Socioeconomic and/or cultural factors that may contribute as
facilitatory or barriers to behaviour change. - Application of behaviour change models and principles to
specific populations, occupations, lifestyles and settings - Evaluation of effect, change and sustainability.
- The role of social marketing
Entry Requirements
Applicants will need to be working or volunteering in an organisation with a public health role. For the assessment you will need to draw on experience of supporting an individual to make a healthy behaviour change. Applicants at level 7 must possess a bachelor degree or equivalent in a relevant subject.
Assessments
Part 1: A role play with a peer with the student facilitating a behaviour
change interaction based on a client you have come across in your
practice/volunteering environment. The interaction will be visually recorded.
Part 2: A 1500 word written essay critically analysing the visually
recorded role play.
Both elements of the module must be passed to complete the module successfully
Module Leader
Sarah Kehoe
Module Dates
2024-25 Semester 2 Falmer, Brighton Campus
- February 4, 11, 17, 25 ( 9-12noon)
- March 4, 11, 18, 25 (9-12noon)
- April 1, 8 (all day)
- April 29 (9-12noon)
Assessments submission date: TBC
Fees
If you are choosing this module as part of a postgraduate or community course, please contact fees@brighton.ac.uk for specific information on the fee for this module
If you are taking this as a single module or BSc (Hons) Professional Practice course, the module fee is:
2024-25 £1,170
Further Information
Please contact SHS-CPE-Admissions@brighton.ac.uk for further information about the module
This module can be taken as part of a course, including:
BSc (Hons) Professional Practice
BSc (Hons) Community Specialist Practice
BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
MSc / PG Dip / PG Cert Specialist Community Public Health Nursing