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The Healthy Lifestyle Workbook: Principles and Practice - Softcover

Rasmussen, Sandra

 
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Synopsis

The Healthy Lifestyle Workbook: Principles and Practice is designed to provide readers with the knowledge to construct a healthy lifestyle. This involves personal patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting that contribute to overall health, well-being, and happiness. The book addresses the issue of unhealthy lifestyles, including chronic diseases and risk behaviors, proposing methods for improvement through personal accountability and change.

The text employs a practical structure, separating content into three distinct sections: The Context, The Plan, and Constructing a Healthy Lifestyle. It guides readers through understanding the principles of a healthy lifestyle, creating personal plans, and implementing change through five key steps: needs, goals, resources, action, and evaluation. Real-life scenarios are included to illustrate the application of theoretical constructs in practical settings.

The Healthy Lifestyle Workbook is well suited for aspiring healthcare practitioners, including nursing, social work, counseling, physical therapy, and occupational therapy students. Its interactive style is engaging for individuals and groups outside classroom settings, including health practitioners working with their clients.

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About the Author

Sandra Rasmussen, Ph.D., RN, LMHC CAS-F received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology and public practice from Harvard University. She holds an M.A. in child welfare and development from the University of Minnesota, an M.S. in nursing management from Anna Maria College, and a B.S. in nursing from the University of Minnesota. She is a registered nurse, a licensed mental health counselor, and an addiction specialist fellow in alcohol, other drugs, and gambling.

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