np4441 Wellness Concept

Faculty of Sports Studies
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Ing. Iva Hrnčiříková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Veronika Ondráčková Dacerová (lecturer)
Ing. Iva Hrnčiříková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ivan Struhár, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Petr Věrný (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martina Bernaciková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Bc. Barbora Kopečková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martina Bernaciková, Ph.D.
Department of Physical Activities and Health Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Physical Activities and Health Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud) && BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud_fsps)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to teach the student to work with the client within the wellness concept. Wellness perceives the quality of life from a holistic perspective as the balance of the individual dimensions (life processes) and handles the responsibility for achieving it in the hands of the patient, not the doctor. On the principles of humanistic psychology, Rogers' therapy, client-oriented, positive psychology and similar approaches, this concept helps a person to live a quality life, to be responsible for their actions, and to be aware of the interrelationship between quality life and human health - even a physically ill person can live a quality life. And so does a healthy person do not live well, do not eat well. The subject provides basic knowledge of alternative massage directions. Part of the subject will be not only description and practice of massage as such, explanation of massage techniques, but also a comparison of these "Alternative" massages with the classic type of massage.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:
1. Explain the latest approaches in understanding the quality of life;
2. apply the concept of wellness to practical work with the client;
3. apply knowledge of smoking cessation therapy and stress management;
4. Analyze alternative forms of mechanotherapy and recommend their appropriate or inappropriate use in practice; 5. Conduct therapy for lifestyle changes with the client. Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:
1. Explain the latest approaches in understanding the quality of life;
2. apply the concept of wellness to practical work with the client;
3. apply knowledge of smoking cessation therapy and stress management;
4. Analyze alternative forms of mechanotherapy and recommend their appropriate or inappropriate use in practice; 5. Conduct therapy for lifestyle changes with the client.
Syllabus
  • Lectures:
  • Wellness concept.
  • Analysis of individual wellness areas according to Travis.
  • Tools for working with the client in a wellness concept.
  • Practical work with the client.
  • Smoking cessation therapy and stress management.
  • Alternative Types, Thai Massage, Ayurveda, Reflex Massage, Holistic Massage, ...).
  • Comparison of alternative massages with classic.
  • Shiatsu (appearance, effects, contraindications).
  • Massage of reflective zones (origin, effects, contraindications).
  • Thai massage.
  • Lecture of practitioner.
  • In the course of the seminars, students will be able to acquire the acquired information from lectures.
Literature
    required literature
  • EVANS, Mark, Suzanne FRANZEN and Rosalind OXENFORD. Masáže : masáže, aromaterapie, shiatsu, reflexologie. Translated by Kateřina Amiourová. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2001, 192 s. ISBN 8024701081. info
    recommended literature
  • Dialectical behavior therapy for wellness and recovery :interventions and activities for diverse client needs. Edited by Andrew M. Bein. 1 online r. ISBN 9781118653333. info
  • The massage manual - massage, aromatherapy, shiatsu, reflexology (Orig.) : Masáže : masáže, aromaterapie, shiatsu, reflexologie. info
  • STARÁ, Jana and Michal CHARVÁT. THE BASIS FOR WELLNESS EDUCATION: UNDERSTANDING AND DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN CONCEPTS OF WELLNESS AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. In Milada Krejčí, Pavel Tilinger, Ludmila Vacek. EDUCATION TO WELLNESS, EDUCATION THROUGH WELLNESS. Praha: The College of Physical Education and Sport PALESTRA, 2016, p. 9-21. ISBN 978-80-87723-23-4. info
  • TUMMERS, Nanette. Stress management : a wellness approach. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2013, x, 190. ISBN 9781450431668. info
  • GÓRNICKA, Jadwiga. Léčivá moc dotyků : akupresura chodidel, masáž shiatsu, jiné formy masáže. České vyd. 1. Praha: Jan Vašut, 2011, 159 s. ISBN 9788072367511. info
  • VAN NORMAN, Kay A. Exercise and wellness for older adults : practical programming strategies. Second edition. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2010, ix, 165. ISBN 9780736057684. info
  • Promoting health and wellness in underserved communitiesmultidisciplinary perspectives through service learning. Edited by Anabel O. Pelham - Elizabeth Sills. 1st ed. Sterling, Va.: Stylus, 2009, xxxix, 220. ISBN 9781579225674. info
  • BLAHUŠOVÁ, Eva. Wellness : jak si udržet zdraví a pohodu. Vyd. 1. Velké Bílovice: TeMi CZ, 2009, 149 s. ISBN 9788087156339. info
  • CATHALA, Hana. Wellness : od vnějšího pohybu k vnitřnímu klidu. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2007, 168 s. ISBN 9788024723235. info
  • PODĚBRADSKÝ, Jiří. Úvod do mechanoterapie. Rehabilitace a fyzikální lékařství. 1995, vol. 2, No 2, p. 63–75. ISSN 1211-2658. info
    not specified
  • Handbook of occupational health and wellness. Edited by Robert J. Gatchel - Izabela Z. Schultz. New York: Springer, 2015, xvii, 576. ISBN 9781461448389. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminairs
Assessment methods
Compulsory attendance at classes. Max. 2 excused absence. Practical outputs within the framework of developed case reports - total 5. Celosemestrální projekt - work with selected client. Credit test with   40 questions. Maximum 60 points, at least 45 points. Practical Exam - Case Reporting and Defense.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
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