General Catalog - John F. Kennedy University

School of Holistic Studiessources of life and well-being; integration of health on levels ofbody, mind, spirit, family, community, and world; focus on thepersonal and the person as well as on self-care, prevention, andwellness; and attention to nature and relationships. Studentsinvestigate design of educational programs for professionalsand patients, how holistic healing is advertised and practiced,reference sources for professionals in this discipline, and considercareer options. Pre- or co-requisite: HHE 5001.HHE _____________________________________________________________________5340 Support Group Facilitation 2This course will train students in the facilitation of supportgroups. Students will examine how groups work including howto establish trust, create safety, and handle common problems.Various models of support group facilitation will also beaddressed. Prerequisite: HHE 5001.HHE _____________________________________________________________________5425 Moving and Sensing 3Movement expresses various qualities—structured, free-flowing,linear, waving, fast, slow, etc.—and happens on all differentlevels, from visible externally to barely felt on the inside.Sensations are the very flesh of our inner experience, thoughour kinesthetic sense has often been overlooked. This coursepresents a conceptual and experiential inquiry into movingand sensing, covering current movement/somatic approaches.Students develop tools to enrich their own sensory awareness aswell as to facilitate such growth in clients. Pre- or co-requisite:HHE 5001.HHE _____________________________________________________________________5429 Whole-Health Coaching 3This course introduces a coaching approach to holistic healthand teaches skills and practices needed for working as a wholehealthcoach. Students learn how to listen deeply, ask masterfulquestions, create awareness, design actions, set goals, manageprogress, and provide accountability—all at a mind, body, energy,spirit level. Issues and challenges particular to health coaching arecovered. With this course as a foundation, students can go on totake additional hours of training and complete the necessary hoursof practice and testing to become certified as a coach throughAsOne Coaching Institute and the International Coach Federation.Prerequisite: HHE 5001.HHE _____________________________________________________________________5505 Student Review: Midpoint 0At the completion of the midpoint of the HHE program (i.e.,the completion of 35 units), a review is required to ensure thestudent’s appropriate progress through the program. Studentsreceive feedback regarding strengths and weaknesses/areasof challenge. The review also offers the student an opportunityfor reflection on their personal and professional growth in theprogram.HHE _____________________________________________________________________5512 Physiology and Psychology of Stress 3Examines the theory and practice of stress reduction throughexploration of the nature and function of stress, the role ofperceptual awareness of stress, and several modalities thathave been shown to be beneficial. This course reviews currentphysiological and theoretical research and considers the use ofstress as a positive developmental agent from the perspective ofnutrition, health counseling, and movement. Prerequisites: HHE5001 and SCI 3110.HHE _____________________________________________________________________5575 Supervised Internship 1–3In this course, students work with ways of bridging their work asstudents with what they hope to do as professionals and find a sitein which they can do a health education internship. They work ina professional setting under the guidance of a mentor, keeping ajournal and describing their work in a paper. This course may berepeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.HHE _____________________________________________________________________5615 Practicum in Holistic Health 0.5Practica are designed to give students exposure to variousmodalities of holistic health and cover both an introductionto principles and experience in the work as it relates to theirown health. In addition to modalities, practica will be offeredin practices such as Qi Gong, yoga, aikido, and movement.Topics such as the politics of health care, issues in working withdifferent age groups, death and dying, and setting up a wellnesscenter will be offered. Pre- or co-requisite: HHE 5001.HHE _____________________________________________________________________5720 Seminar in Holistic Health 1–3A variety of courses that are offered once or twice from the field ofholistic health. Pre- or co-requisite: HHE 5001.HHE _____________________________________________________________________5900 Topics in Holistic Health 1–3Topics vary. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic.Pre- or co-requisite: HHE 5001.HHE _____________________________________________________________________5995 Independent Study in Holistic Health 1–3To be arranged with consent of instructor and approval of thedepartment chair and dean. May be repeated for credit with achange of topic.School ofHolistic StudiesJohn F. Kennedy UniversitySchool of Holistic Studies 137