Course

Lifestyle and Introduction to Practice

Faculty
Health Sciences
Department
Mental Health and Personal Support Work
Course Code
MHPS 1120
Credits
3.00
Semester Length
15
Max Class Size
32
Method(s) Of Instruction
Lecture
Typically Offered
To be determined

Overview

Course Description
This course introduces students to a holistic concept of health and the components of a health-enhancing lifestyle. Students will be invited to reflect on their own experience of health, recognizing challenges and resources that can impact lifestyle choices.

Students will be introduced to a model that can be applied in other courses to understand the multi-faceted aspects of health and healing. Students will be introduced to the role of the Health Care Assistant (HCA) within the British Columbia health care system. Students will be introduced to the health care team and the roles and functions of HCAs within the team. Students will also have opportunities to develop self-reflective skills required for competent practice and will be introduced to effective job-finding approaches.
Course Content
  1. Understanding Health
  2. Components of Health
  3. Lifestyle Change
  4. Workplace Settings and Contexts
  5. Teamwork in Health Care Settings
  6. Legal and Ethical Issues
  7. Professional Approaches to Practice
  8. Self-Reflective Practice
  9. Employability Skills
Learning Activities

In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities such as lecture, group work, case studies, and team-based exercises.

Means of Assessment

Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.

This is a graded course.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  1. Discuss the interrelationship of physical, psychological, cognitive, social, and spiritual dimensions and the determinants of health;
  2. Discuss how lifestyle choices and behaviours contribute to physical, psychological, cognitive, social, and spiritual health;
  3. Explain the complexity of the change process in relation to health promotion;
  4. Discuss the roles and responsibilities of HCAs within the health care system in British Columbia;
  5. Discuss strategies to support the effective functioning of the health care team;
  6. Discuss the legal and ethical parameters of the HCA role and requirements for responsible and accountable practice;
  7. Apply self-reflection and self-appraisal processes in order to recognize and respond to own self-development needs as a care provider;
  8. Confidently conducts a job-search process.
Textbook Materials

Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students. A list of required textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of the semester.

Requisites

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

Course Transfers

These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca

Institution Transfer Details for MHPS 1120
There are no applicable transfer credits for this course.

Course Offerings

Winter 2025

CRN
17397
section details
CRN Days Instructor Status More details
Maximum Seats
32
Currently Enrolled
7
Remaining Seats:
25
On Waitlist
0
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. D
Room
D1019
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
12:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C1008
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
12:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C1009
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
12:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. D
Room
D2023
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
12:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. D
Room
D1019
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
12:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. D
Room
D1019
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
10:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C1003
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
12:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C1003
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
12:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. D
Room
D1023
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
12:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C1002
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
12:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C1008
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
14:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C1009
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
14:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. D
Room
D1019
Times:
Start Time
12:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. A
Room
A1170
Times:
Start Time
12:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C1011
Times:
Start Time
12:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C1008
Times:
Start Time
12:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C1009
Times:
Start Time
12:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C1003
Times:
Start Time
12:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. D
Room
D1019
Times:
Start Time
12:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C2002
Times:
Start Time
12:30
-
End Time
16:20