#295
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:37:21 -0400
From: Don Ardell <donardell@KNOLOGY.NET>
Subject: A possible alternative model to Prochaska's change stages
Hi - Some of you might find the essay on another stages of change model o= f
interest. =0D The Seven Stages of Change, From A Wellness Perspective =0D
Tuesday April 26, 2005 =0D Most health educators exhibit a devotional reverence
for five stages of change. The stages, called "The Transtheoretical Model of
Change" by peda= nts simply "Stages of Change" by others, was developed by James
Prochaska. T= he five stages are: =0D Pre-contemplation. =0D Contemplation. =0D
Preparation. =0D Action. =0D Maintenance. =0D In his encyclopedic new book, The
Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories, Christopher Booker provides another kind
of model entirely unrelated to health. Yet, I prefer it for wellness purposes to
Prochaska's change stag= es.
Unlike the latter, the seven basic plot ideas described by Booker seem better
suited to the stages of change for wellness seekers. The latter ar= e not
focused on overcoming addictions or solving negative problems, as is = the case
with Prochaska's stages. Yet, the alleged wellness change stages see= m to fit
the ever more interesting and socially consequential challenge of designing,
modifying over time and sustaining a positive life. Besides th= at, Booker's
model is more fun to work with. This matters because, you might remember,
wellness is an adventure, not a treatment, and a wellness minds= et is
peculiarly suited for such dark times of mass delusion, religious ferv= or and
widespread embrace of superstition as we are undergoing now in Republican
America. =0D Wellness promotion at its best rests on a foundation of reason,
science a= nd secular human decencies. Wellness enthusiasts therefore seek to
extend th= eir own human happiness, freedoms, liberties and exuberance while
being quite delighted if others choose to come along. However, wellness
promoters are not evangelists, missionaries or other "my way or the highway to
hell"-ty= pe recruiters. Better to leave that to the devotees of pseudoscience
and fundamentalist dogmas. =0D All of which brings me back to Booker's model. I
think it works nicely fo= r explaining stages we often experience in the pursuit
of wellness, how we = can evolve from normalcy or a sickening state of
mediocrity, to the heights o= f living consistent with positive, exceptional
wellness principles. Though = not sequential like Prochaska's stages of change,
the Booker stages or plot types are common for wellness seekers...(continued)=0D
This article in its entirety may be read at the SeekWellness.com Wellness
Center. If interested, go to http://www.seekwellness.com/wellness/=0D
=0D
Comments always welcomed and considered. Be well.=0D =0D =0D =0D Don=0D Donald
B. Ardell, Publisher =0D ARDELL WELLNESS REPORT =0D
288 Beach Drive NE, 11C =0D
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701 =0D
(727) 824-5645 =0D
E-mail - donardell@knology.net =0D
http://www.seekwellness.com/wellness/index.htm =0D For info on presentations,
please see: =0D http://speakwell.com/well/2004fall/ =0D http://www.workandwellness.com/speakers/donardell.htm
=0D Current DR: April 26-29. Coming April 30: A Wellness Perspective on Prost=
itution, Freedom, Religion and More--An Interview with Jeannette Angell, =
Author of Callgirl: Confessions of an Ivy League Lady of Pleasure=20
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#296
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 12:03:59 -0400
From: AAHE Gateway <AGateway@AAHPERD.ORG>
Subject: Call for nominations
AAHE Representatives to the AAHPERD Student Leadership Conference Call for
Undergraduate Student Candidates AAHPERD Student Leadership Conference October
20-23, 2005 Cedar Lakes Conference Center, Ripley, West Virginia
The American Association for Health Education is seeking two undergraduate
student representatives for the AAHPERD Student Leadership Conference. The
conference is designed to provide student members with a leadership development
experience. The Student Leadership Conference program includes activities to
prepare participants for leadership opportunities in physical education, health
education and health promotion, fitness, sports, dance, and recreation. The
program will include a variety of sessions including leadership opportunities,
networking activities, motivational sessions, and fun recreational sessions
conducted by a variety of national, district, and state leaders.
There is no on-site cost for students to attend the Conference. Conference
sponsors will cover the students' lodging, meals, and materials. AAHE will
reimburse the AAHE representatives for their travel to the Conference up to a
limit of $300.00 each.
Cedar Lakes Conference Center is owned and operated by the West Virginia
Department of Education and is conveniently located 38 miles north of
Charleston, West Virginia.
To nominate a candidate for one of the two AAHE representatives please submit:
Complete contact information for professor nominating candidate (including
e-mail address)
Complete contact information for candidate (including e-mail address)
Resume of the candidate
Brief (100 word) statement by candidate as to why he/she wishes to attend the
conference
Deadline: June 1, 2005
Please submit all materials electronically to lmoore@aahperd.org
For questions please contact Linda Moore, 800/213-7193 ext. 438 or lmoore@aahperd.org
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#297
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:42:05 -0400
From: Nancy Eichner <neichner@GWU.EDU>
Subject: CHHCS Grant Alerts -- April 26, 2005
CHHCS Grant Alerts -- April 26, 2005
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation -- Grant Program to Address
Racial and Ethnic Healthcare Disparities:
The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation has announced that it
will provide three-year grants to nonprofit organizations to reduce racial and
ethnic healthcare disparities in communities in Massachusetts.
http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops298.asp
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services -- Funding for
Technology Services for Individuals With Disabilities:
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services has announced
funding for technology and media services for individual with disabilities.
http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops299.asp
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- National Health Education
Enhancement Program:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced funding for its
National Health Education Enhancement Program. The purpose of this funding
opportunity is to strengthen the nation's capacity to carry out public health
activities in the area of asthma education.
http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops300.asp
Nancy Eichner
Senior Program Manager
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools 1350 Connecticut Ave. NW #505
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 466-3396
Fax: (202) 466-3467
www.healthinschools.org
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#298
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:56:28 -0400
From: Nancy Eichner <neichner@GWU.EDU>
Subject: CHHCS News Alert, April 26, 2005 -- House May Curb Interstate Abortion
Access for Minors
CHHCS News Alert -- April 26, 2005
House May Curb Interstate Abortion Access for Minors:
A bill reported out of a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives
yesterday and expected to be voted on in the House tomorrow would make it a
federal violation to transport a minor across a state line in order to obtain an
abortion, if the state in which the minor resides has a law that requires
parental involvement in the abortion decision.
http://www.healthinschools.org/2005/apr26_alert.asp
Nancy Eichner
Senior Program Manager
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools 1350 Connecticut Ave. NW #505
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 466-3396
Fax: (202) 466-3467
www.healthinschools.org
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