As a future health psychology professional, you will likely work with diverse populations and face many challenging health behavior issues. Perhaps
As a future health psychology professional, you will likely work with diverse populations and face many challenging health behavior issues. Perhaps some specific health behavior issues, such as drinking water quality, child obesity, or domestic violence prevention may inspire your passion and could be the focus of a future career. There may be other health behavior issues that are challenging for you for various reasons. For this Journal assignment, reflect on your feelings about different populations and health behavior issues. Identify any challenges you personally might face when working with these populations or issues and how you might work toward becoming a more sensitive and competent professional.
The assignment: (2–3 pages)
- Explain any challenges you personally might face when working with specific populations and/or specific health behavior issues. Reflect on and explain how your personal experiences, values, and culture influence your thoughts and actions. Explain future steps you can take to become a sensitive and competent health psychology professional.
Support your Journal Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course.
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