Unit 9

1. Introduction:
   Why is it important for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually and physically? What areas do you need to develop to achieve the goals you have for yourself?

I feel that it is important for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually, and physically so that they can know how to help their own clients and understand the things they may be going through. The professional needs to know how to show their client how to also do these things so that they can balance their lives as well. A professional who has a well-developed psychological, spiritual, and physical wellness will be able to help the client to see what they are lacking in as well. I think that I could use improvement in all areas since I feel that people can always continue to improve their lives.

2. Assessment:
   How have you assessed your health in each domain? How do you score your wellness spiritually, physically, and psychologically?

I have scored each of my areas on a scale from 1 to 10, 1 being bad and 10 being great. I feel that my spiritual health is at a 5 because I have started to go to church regularly and I do pray on a regular basis. I feel I could improve this area by becoming even more involved in the church. I gave my physical health a 4 because I need to achieve a healthy weight and start to exercise more often. I can also use to make better choices when it comes to eating. I feel if I start to go walking three days a week and work my way up to jogging that I will be able to lose some weight. I know if I can eat three low fat meals/ well balanced meals with two healthy snacks that I can achieve my goal of becoming healthier. For my psychological health I feel it is at a 5 because I have started to meditate more since I started this class and my stress level is not as bad. I feel if I continue to meditate and maybe take some yoga classes that my psychological health will increase.

3. Goal development:
   List at least one goal you have for yourself in each area, Physical, Psychological (mental health) and Spiritual.

Physical Goal- Lose 35 pounds in the next 4 months.

Spiritual Goal- Start to go to Sunday school along with regular church services on a regular basis.

Psychological Goal- To meditate 3 days a week and go to yoga once a week.

4. Practices for personal health:
   What strategies can you implement to foster growth in each of the following domains; Physical, Psychological, and Spiritual. Provide at least two examples of exercises or practices in each domain. Explain how you will implement each example.

In order to lose weight and achieve my physical goal I am going to go walking three days a week and start to work up to jogging. I am also going to make sure I am eating well balanced meals that are within my calorie range so I can lose weight. In order to achieve my psychological goal I am going to start to do mind exercises, meditation, and yoga. I will be sure to do my mind exercises and meditation three times a week and does yoga once a week.  I feel this will help me to be able to focus on things clearer and to be able to lessen my stress level. Spiritually I want to start to attend Sunday school classes as well as regular services on a regular basis and I would like to start to attend extra classes they have so that I can become more involved in my church. I will start by seeing what classes are available that I would be interested in and I will make sure I go to them as well as Sunday school and church.

5. Commitment:
   How will you assess your progress or lack of progress in the next six months? What strategies can you use to assist in maintaining your long-term practices for health and wellness?

I will assess my progress by keeping a daily journal so that I can take one day at a time and try to see things that may influence my days. I think this will help me to see when I have good days and bad. Keeping a journal is a great way to see how much progress you have made or what you need to change in your day to day life to achieve the goal you have set for yourself. I think by joining a website that gears towards healthy eating and having people to chat with will also help me to see that I am not in this alone and that there are people out there that will help and support me.

Reference:

Dacher, E.(2006). Integral Health, The Path to Human Flourishing.