Description:
Students examine fundamental attitudes, knowledge and skills to prepare for further study in career pathways in health, recreation and community services. Concepts related to the determinants of health, the dimensions of wellness, basic principles of anatomy, physiology and disease, and basic safety and reporting protocols for providing care to individuals in health, recreation, volunteer and community support settings are reviewed.
Prerequisite:
- None
*Course materials developed by Mo Brenneis from Black Gold School Division
Description:
Students learn the importance of nutrition and hydration for the promotion and maintenance of physical, emotional and social health and wellness throughout life. Students evaluate food and supplement choices, the effects of activity on nutritional requirements and the use of labels to improve daily nutritional intake at all ages.
Prerequisite:
- None
*Course Developed by Alberta Education
Description: Students learn about the characteristics of positive mentoring relationships in their personal lives and society. Students prepare to engage in a mentoring relationship. Students apply basic mentoring skills to a mentoring relationship and explore considerations for safety related to mentoring.
Prerequisite: None
*Course Developed by Alberta Education
Description:
Students explore the benefits of relationships between plants, animals, and the environment as applied to the health and wellness of people.
Prerequisite:
None
*Course developed by Sheika Kolias from Rocky View School Division
Description:
Students examine the developmental characteristics of toddlers, preschoolers and school-aged children at various stages of physical, emotional, social and intellectual development. Students describe and demonstrate care-giving skills applicable to each developmental stage. Students gain an appreciation for the importance of nurturing skills in promoting health and wellness in childhood.
Prerequisite:
- None
*Course materials developed by Kim Gallard from Wolf Creek School Division.
Description: Students gain an appreciation for their roles in strengthening current and future family relationships and the rights, roles and responsibilities of family members throughout the family life cycle. Students examine changes that occur within a family and the required adjustments family members must make to manage changes effectively. Cultural diversities are investigated and community resources that support families are identified.
Prerequisite:
- None
*Course Developed by Alberta Education
Description: Students analyze the relationship between mentoring and the wellness of individuals and communities. Students build a personal profile to prepare for their role as a mentor and demonstrate mentoring skills.
Prerequisite: HSS1050: Introduction to Mentorship
*Course Developed by Alberta Education
Description:
Students acquire the attitude, skills and knowledge necessary for achieving and
maintaining mental health and wellness. Students study stress and its relationship
to health and wellness and examine resources to prevent and manage stress as
well as adaptive and maladaptive coping mechanisms related to stress. Students
gain an appreciation for the complexity of a variety of mental health conditions
including dementia and depression and the medical and integrative health
approaches and resources available to manage them. Students examine the
impact of mental health as it pertains to the individual, family, peers and
community.
Prerequisite:
HSS1010
**Course sponsored by CAREERS Next Generation & The Red Cross and created in collaboration with Forth McMurray Catholic School Division, Fort McMurray Public School Division, Northlands School Division, Wood Buffalo Regional Collaborative Service Delivery)
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Description: Students build a personal profile to engage as a mentee in a successful mentoring relationship to explore career and/or personal goals for citizenship or volunteering in their community.
Prerequisite: None
*Course Developed by Alberta Education
Description: Students demonstrate effective strategies to enhance resiliency in the context of a mentoring relationship. Students examine unique populations that commonly occur in communities and adapt mentoring activities to meet the needs of supported populations and cultural differences, including differences related to a First Nations, Métis, and Inuit (FNMI) perspective.
Prerequisite:
- HSS2050: Becoming a Mentor
*Course Developed by Alberta Education