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ERIC Number: EJ583342
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0738-3991
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What is Counseling All About--Basics in the Counseling of Health-Related Physical Activity.
Nupponen, Ritva
Patient Education and Counseling, v33 suppl 1 pS61-S67 Apr 1998
Health-care practitioners generally lack counseling skills. Article introduces general principles of counseling, emphasizing client-centeredness, cooperative role relations, unconstrained interaction, and goal-oriented proceeding are emphasized. Methods to be used in health care to promote physical activity are related to counselor skill and demand levels of patients' situations. (Author/EMK)
Descriptors: Adults, Conference Proceedings, Counseling Techniques, Health Promotion, Patient Education, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Physical Health, Professional Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Supplement issue: "Promotion of Health-Related Physical Activity among Adults." For related articles, see CG 553 619-624.