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. 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.
Guided Imagery
Guided Imagery
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Instructor: Susan Thompson, DNP
Sponsored by HKUST
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What you'll 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
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MR
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Reviewed on Aug 25, 2019
I loved this course. The teacher was effective and obviously skilled in her field.
KL
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Reviewed on Aug 23, 2020
Totally loved this course and am already using the skills I learned personally and professionally!
TB
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Reviewed on May 21, 2020
Ended up being one of my favorite courses. Loved the experience of scripting my own guided meditation.
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