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Guided Imagery
  • Level Foundation
  • المدة 16 ساعات hours
  • الطبع بواسطة University of Minnesota
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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. Continuing Education Credit This course has been designed to meet Minnesota Board of Nursing continuing education requirements for 14.5 contact hours and may be eligible for CE credit from other professional boards that allow self-documenting of continuing education activities. It is your responsibility to check with your regulatory board to confirm this course meets your local requirements and, if necessary, to provide them with the certificate of completion you get if you pay for and fulfill all the requirements of this course.

الوحدات

What Is Guided Imagery?

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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  • Your Response to the Guided Imagery

2 Videos

  • Introduction to the Course
  • What Is Guided Imagery?

1 Readings

  • Experience Guided Imagery

Types of Imagery

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Different Types of Imagery
  • Evaluate the Guided Imagery Script

1 Videos

  • Types of Guided Imagery

2 Readings

  • A Guided Imagery Script
  • Additional Resources

Role of Guided Imagery in Health and Healthcare

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Use the Literature Review

1 Discussions

  • How might you use guided imagery in your professional or personal life?

1 Videos

  • How Can You Use Guided Imagery?

2 Readings

  • Guided Imagery Literature Review
  • Angie: A Case Study

Week 1 Wrap-Up

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • What Did You Learn in Week 1?

1 Readings

  • References and Resources

The Power of Imagery

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Notice your own imagery and language

1 Videos

  • Harnessing Our Imagination

1 Readings

  • Worksheet: Notice Language and Imagery

Guided Imagery and the Relaxation Response

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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  • Your Experience with the Guided Imagery Session

3 Videos

  • Stress, Imagination, and Relaxation
  • How to Elicit the Relaxation Response
  • Listen and Practice: Guided Imagery for Relaxation

1 Readings

  • Stress and Relaxation Responses

The Inner Advisor in Guided Imagery

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • What did you find about your inner advisor?

2 Videos

  • What Is an Inner Advisor?
  • Listen and Practice: Your Inner Advisor

1 Readings

  • Activity: Connect with Your Inner Advisor

Week 2 Wrap-Up

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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  • What Did You Learn in Week 2?

1 Readings

  • Week 2 References and Resources

Determine If There Is Evidence of Benefit

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    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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  • Check Your Understanding of the Research Summary

1 Videos

  • Consider the Evidence

2 Readings

  • Summary of the Research
  • Guided Imagery Literature Review

Assess and Educate Patients or Clients

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Case Studies

2 Videos

  • Assessing Patients
  • See a Patient Assessment In Action

Find Apps and Commercial Guided Imagery

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Finding Guided Imagery Recordings and Scripts
  • Evaluating Guided Imagery

1 Readings

  • Sources for Guided Imagery Scripts and Recordings

You Do It: Find and Evaluate a Guided Imagery Recording

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Find and Evaluate a Guided Imagery Recording

1 Discussions

  • Share your evaluation of a guided imagery recording

1 Readings

  • Worksheet to Prepare for Quiz

Should You Include Music?

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Entrainment Activity

1 Discussions

  • What was your experience listening to the music?

2 Videos

  • The Role of Music
  • Music and Entrainment

1 Readings

  • Listening Activity

How to Choose Music

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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  • Choose Your Music

2 Videos

  • How Does Music Influence Imagery?
  • Choosing Music

Write a Guided Imagery Script

    • 2 Videos
    • 3 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Writing Your Own Script
  • Imagery Without a Script

3 Readings

  • Sample Script: Imagery for Pain
  • Sample Script: Imagery for Anxiety
  • Sample Script: Imagery for Sleep

Week 4 Graded Assignment: Begin Your Peer Review Project

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    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Guided Imagery Script

1 Readings

  • Peer Review Project Overview

What Contributes to Effective Guiding?

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Practice Activity

1 Videos

  • Elements of Effective Guiding

Recording Tips

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • How did the recording go?

1 Videos

  • Video Tips for Recording

1 Readings

  • Technology for Recording

Your Peer Review Project

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Guided Imagery Recording

1 Readings

  • Peer Review Project Overview

Evaluating Impact

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Evaluate Your Guided Imagery

1 Videos

  • How to Evaluate If Your Guided Imagery Was Effective

1 Readings

  • Evaluation Questions

Other Uses for Imagery (Guided and Other)

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 2 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • What Did You Learn about Virtual Reality for Healing?

2 Discussions

  • How Could You Use Imagery for Performance?
  • Final reflections

1 Videos

  • The Wide World of Imagery

2 Readings

  • Imagery for Performance
  • Virtual Reality for Healing

Wrap-Up

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Call to Action

Auto Summary

Discover the power of guided imagery to boost health and wellbeing in this foundational Science & Engineering course, led by Coursera. Over 960 minutes, you'll explore various imagery interventions, learn to assess their suitability, and create your own scripts. This course offers 14.5 continuing education hours, meeting Minnesota Board of Nursing requirements. Available through Starter and Professional subscriptions, it's ideal for healthcare professionals and those interested in personal growth.

Susan Thompson, DNP
Instructor

Susan Thompson, DNP