PHA 511 - Behavioral Medicine

2 Hour(s)

This course provides instruction in psychological development across the lifespan. Concepts in counseling and patient education skills necessary to help patients and families cope with injury and illness, adhere to prescribed treatment plans, modify behaviors to more helpful patterns are presented. This course also explores principles of violence and substance abuse, elder and child abuse including identification and prevention. This course provides instruction in the important aspects of patient care including preventive, acute, and chronic rehabilitative and end of life care. Psychological issues involved in each aspect of care such as response to illness, injury, end of life, and stress are presented.

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Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of all courses in the summer term.