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Guided Imagery (Coursera)

Offered by University of Minnesota,
Guided Imagery (Coursera)

In this course, you will learn how you can use imagery and imagery interventions to help with symptom management and healing, as well as to enhance overall health and wellbeing. You will experience a variety of imagery interventions and evaluate how they might be helpful in providing relief or enhancing quality of life.

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By the end of the course, you will know how to assess if guided imagery is appropriate in specific situations or with specific patients. You will be able to find and evaluate guided imagery scripts and recordings you might use. Most importantly, you will learn how to write and record effective guided imagery scripts of your own for specific needs at work or in your personal life.
Completing this course will count towards your learning in any of the following programs:

What You Will Learn

  • Evaluate the role of guided imagery in health and healthcare and how you may use it professionally and personally.
  • Assess if guided imagery is appropriate for a client or patient.
  • Identify and evaluate resources, including apps and commercial products that might be helpful in specific situations or for specific conditions.
  • Create your own imagery intervention for a specific patient or group of patients

Syllabus

WEEK 1
What Is Guided Imagery and Its Role in Health and Healthcare?

WEEK 2
How Does Guided Imagery Work?

WEEK 3
Using Guided Imagery Apps or Products

WEEK 4
Creating Your Own Imagery Intervention

WEEK 5
Delivering Effective Imagery Interventions

WEEK 6
Evaluating Your Intervention and Other Ways to Use Imagery

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