SOCWK 225 - Peer Health Education

4 credit(s)
This course introduces students to a variety of wellness topics related to health education, including: alcohol and other drugs, healthy relationship promotion, sexual and relationship violence prevention, stress management, and other relevant health issues. Further, this course prepares the student for an active role as a peer health educator through developing knowledge and skills requisite to providing individual and community-based peer health education, fostering a healthy campus culture, and empowering positive change. Emphasis will be placed on the application of health education models of individual and community behavior change, communication and conflict resolution skills, providing culturally sensitive and relevant education, crisis recognition and strategies for providing appropriate referrals. Also listed as PH 225.