Health & Lifestyle Trainer Course

Course overview

Poor health and lifestyle are major contributors to serious illness and premature death. The government identified the need for Health and Lifestyle Trainers – trained individuals who can work in communities to educate and support positive change. This course follows the Department of Health guidelines and covers the study areas required for working as a private Trainer or to demonstrate competence with a view to entering the NHS arena. You will learn to follow National Occupational Standards to ensure good practice, helping people make better choices and facilitate positive change through appropriately designed training.

Syllabus

Lesson One
- Introduction / Communication / Group Work
  - The ‘Communication Pie’
  - Oral Communication
  - Meaning
  - Speech Communities
  - Tone and Pace of Speech
  - Eye Contact
  - Body Language
  - Touch
  - SOLER Principles
  - Minimising Communication Barriers
  - Group Development
  - Conflict Within the Group
Lesson Two
- Personal and People Development / Health Matters
  - Encouraging Self-Promotion
  - Enabling Access to Services
  - Providing Information
  - Socio-economic Health
  - Socio-medical Health
Lesson Three
- Government Policy and the Development of the NHS / National Occupational Standards for Health Promotion and Care
  - Health Policy
  - The Government’s Role in Health Policy
  - The History of the NHS
  - Advantages of the NHS System
  - Disadvantages of the NHS System
  - Health Reforms
  - Definition of National Occupational Standards (NOS)
  - Origin of National Occupational Standards (NOS)
  - The Relevance of NOS to the Health and Lifestyle Trainer
  - Applying NOS Techniques within the Private Sector
  - Skills for Health
Lesson Four
- Competences for Health Trainers
  - Behaviour Change
  - The Dynamic Process of Change
  - The Trans-theoretical Model of Behaviour Change
Lesson Five
- Race and Gender / Behavioural Factors and Health / Good Practice
  - Race
  - Ethnicity
  - Social Inequality and Health
  - Health Care
  - Gender
  - Illness as a Social Role
  - Illness Labels
  - Disability Discrimination
  - Anti-discrimination and Anti-oppression
  - Human Rights
  - Reflection
  - Research
  - Summary of Lessons 1 – 5
Lesson Six
- Smoking Cessation
  - The Nature of Addiction
  - Smoking and the Pre-contemplative Stage
  - Processes of Change – Pre-contemplation to Contemplation
  - Processes of Change – Contemplation to Preparation
  - Processes of Change – Preparation to Action
  - NLP
  - Processes of Change – Action to Maintenance
  - Processes of Change – Maintenance to Termination
  - Barriers to Success
  - Relapse
Lesson Seven
- Diet
  - Medical History
  - Understanding What we Eat
  - Body Mass Index
  - Basal Metabolic Rate
  - Healthy Eating and the Pre-contemplative Stage
  - Processes of Change – Pre-contemplation to Contemplation
  - Processes of Change – Contemplation to Preparation
  - Processes of Change – Preparation to Action
  - Processes of Change – Action to Maintenance
  - Processes of Change – Maintenance to Termination
Lesson Eight
- Sexual Health
  - Duty of Care
  - Key Elements of Training in Sexual Health
  - Contraception
  - Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
  - Priority Groups for Sexual Health Training
  - Effective Training in Sexual Health
  - Key Elements of Guidance
  - Core Elements of Effective Training
  - Sexual Health and the Pre-contemplative Stage
  - Sexual Health and the Contemplative Stage
  - Sexual Health and the Preparation Stage
  - Sexual Health and the Action Stage
  - Sexual Health and the Maintenance Stage
  - Sources of Information
Lesson Nine
- Alcohol and Drug Abuse / Drug Prevention
  - Cannabis
  - Cocaine
  - Heroin
  - Ecstasy
  - Alcohol
  - Solvent Abuse
  - Types of Prevention
  - Prevention Approaches
  - Substance Abuse and the Pre-contemplative Stage
  - Substance Abuse and the Contemplative Stage
  - Substance Abuse and the Preparation Stage
  - Substance Abuse and the Action Stage
  - Substance Abuse and the Maintenance Stage
  - Sources of Information
Lesson Ten
- Stress Management
  - Stress in Adults
  - Stress in Children
  - Stress in the Workplace
  - Stress and Unemployment
  - What is Stress?
  - The Stress Response
  - Type ‘A’ Personalities
  - Type ‘B’ Personalities
  - Life Change Index
  - Stress-related Health Problems
  - Managing Stress
  - Stressors
  - Changing Stressful Behaviour
  - Health and Safety Executive Management Standards
  - Stress Management and the Pre-contemplative Stage
  - Stress Management and the Contemplative Stage
  - Stress Management and the Preparation Stage
  - Stress Management and the Action Stage
  - Stress Management and the Maintenance Stage

Practical training

No practical training is required to complete this course.

Prerequisites

You do not need to have any additional qualifications before studying this course.

Level

On successful completion of this course you will have received professional training at level 3. This is ideal if you wish to start a practice, or expand a career. Graduates of this course wishing to start their own practice can also obtain professional liability insurance. It has also been endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme and graduates will receive the QLS Certificate of Achievement as above. This course has been designed by BSY to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. The Quality Licence Scheme, endorses high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes.

Certification

On successful completion students will receive dual awards: Award 1- The professional BSY Health & Lifestyle Trainer Diploma and will become a Registered BSY Health & Lifestyle Trainer.

Award 2- Certificate of achievement at QLS Level 3 from Quality Licence Scheme. Registration through BSY is essential with this course.

How the course works

Upon enrolment you receive your first course lessons.

You can study in your own time, at your own pace and from the comfort of your own home. If you have any questions, or would like feedback or encouragement about your course or your studies then you can contact our friendly tutors by phone, email or post.

At the end of each lesson are a set of questions. Completing these can aid your learning and help you master each step before moving on to the next. Your next lesson will then arrive for you to continue when it suits you. This allows us to continually assess understanding and competence of the subject.

Having progressed through each lesson you can take your final examination at home, and at a date and time that suits you. Then, on successful completion you will be awarded your BSY certificate.

Support

Your tutor will mark your lessons, giving valuable, constructive feedback - helping you to master each step before moving on to the next. You can contact them for support or advice throughout your studies.

You can also contact the support team who are here to help you Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

We are proud of our friendly, caring ethos and aim to do all we can to help you succeed.