Description
Provide health counselling, training and coaching to people of all ages, groups and organisations.
Alternative labels
provide health coaching
provide healthy lifestyle counselling
offer health counselling
provide health training
counsel on health
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
occupation-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Provide health counselling is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Health psychologist: Health psychologists deal with the various aspects of health related behaviour of individuals and groups, by helping individuals or groups prevent illness and promote healthy behaviours by also providing counseling services. They perform tasks for the development of health promotion activities and projects on the basis of psychological science, research findings, theories, methods and techniques. They also engage in research about health related issues to influence public policy on health care issues.
Optional skill
Provide health counselling is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
References
- Provide health counselling – ESCO