Meet Natasha Shevchenko! Natasha spends most of her time at home. She watches TV
and follows social media for hours with bags of junk food and cans of
... [Show More] soda next to her.
Once or twice a week, she joins her friends for a neighborhood gathering where they
bring lots of food, drinks, and desserts. She has a good time and gets a break from
troublesome children. For the rest of the week, she buys fast food very frequently as it is
convenient and tasty. She doesn’t work much on cleaning or fixing the house. Although
Natasha looks sociable and has a sense of humor she says she is not a happy person.
She has a negative self-image and complains all the time about her children and the
mess they create including the stresses of being a single parent.
When Natasha visited her doctor recently she was diagnosed as obese and pre-
diabetic. She was shocked and scared of ending up diabetic, insulin-dependent, and
moving in a wheelchair. She decided that “tomorrow is another day!” So she called and
scheduled an appointment with a health and fitness professional believing that she must
and can lose weight.
Instruction for the Paper
This paper will expand on the case study and theoretical applications you discussed in
module 3 discussion (M3D1) In the paper you will incorporate evidence-based research
and practices in the promotion of positive behavior change to a negative health
behavior.
This 5 – 7 page paper, not including title page or reference page, is to include a
minimum of 3 peer-reviewed journal articles, government and health organization
research, literature and current texts/readings found in the Excelsior College library.
Make sure to identify each section clearly.
Papers will be automatically processed through TurnItIn when you submit. The overall
match can be no higher than 15%, with any one match no higher than 2%. It is
important that you submit your paper early, allowing yourself the opportunity to correct
any high matches in your paper. For further information read Assignment Guidance and
Grading Information.
Assignment Instructions:
1. TITLE Page: write a title that includes the benefit to the client or customer in
the title.
Example: “Case Study: How an Experienced Marathoner Set a New Personal Best at
Boston."
See following link for APA format guide (Links to an external site.). (Links to an external
site.)
2. Introductory Paragraph: Identify your client , what behavior is being
addressed, and purpose of the paper.
3. Case Study: In 2 – 3 paragraphs (500 words), write an interesting story about
your client. Include your client’s fictional name, age, sex, gender, lifestyle, when
they first started the negative health behavior, reasons if any for this, and their
current situation and goal(s). Describe how lifestyle, culture, diversity, and
behavior decisions influence your client’s health behavior choice(s). (CO1 & 4)
4. Current Situation vs Desired Outcome: Provide a clear description of the
client’s problem. Describe the desired outcome – what COULD be, compared to
what IS. Explain why this matters to your client. (CO6)
5. Application of Theoretical Model:. Briefly describe the components of the
model and how it can be applied to your client. Describe how you would apply this
model to address the specific aspects of your client’s health issue. (CO3) Support
your recommendations with references to theoretical framework, evidence based
practices and other findings.
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Trans-theoretical Model
6. Motivating Coaching Plan: Using the SMART approach to goal setting (refer to
Chapter 5 of the text) create 2-5 motivational goals to assist your client to
achieved their desired outcomes. Support your recommendations with references
to theories, evidence-based practices, and other findings in the research.(CO2, 5)
7. Concluding paragraph: Describe why you believe this approach would work.
Discuss what you learned from this assignment and its importance based on the
course outcomes
Suggestions for writing a case study using the SNACK/BITE/MEAL approach. By using
this technique to build your paper it allows the paper to flow well. Here is a brief
example of this approach:
SNACK: a brief headline regarding your client: Laura sets a new personal best at
Boston!
BITE: one or two sentences that summarize the content in this section: Laura sets a
new personal best at Boston, thanks to the pre-race checklist we developed and a
balanced approach to fueling!
MEAL: a paragraph or two providing more detail for the seriously interested reader:
Laura sets a new personal best at Boston, thanks to the pre-race checklist we
developed and a balanced approach to fueling! This was accomplished by zeroing in on
these items during the six months leading up to the event. Two things really made the
difference at Boston. Having a pre-race checklist, learning a relaxation technique,
adding some protein and fat to the pre-race meal of pasta, and taking water every 30
minutes during the race
Our textbook is:
Psychology of health and wellness, Foundations of Exercise and sport study by
Barabara Brehm, 2014 [Show Less]