TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL AND NATASHA CASE STUDY

Meet Natasha Shevchenko! Natasha spends most of her time at home. She watches TV and follows social media for hours with bags of junk food and cans of soda next to her. Once or twice a week, she joins her friends for a neighborhood gathering where they bring lots of food, drinks, and desserts. She has a good time and gets a break from troublesome children. For the rest of the week, she buys fast food very frequently as it is convenient and tasty. She doesn’t work much on cleaning or fixing the house. Although Natasha looks sociable and has a sense of humor she says she is not a happy person. She has a negative self-image and complains all the time about her children and the mess they create including the stresses of being a single parent. When Natasha visited her doctor recently she was diagnosed as obese and pre- diabetic. She was shocked and scared of ending up diabetic, insulin-dependent, and moving in a wheelchair. She decided that “tomorrow is another day!” So she called and scheduled an appointment with a health and fitness professional believing that she must and can lose weight. Instruction for the Paper This paper will expand on the case study and theoretical applications you discussed in module 3 discussion (M3D1) In the paper you will incorporate evidence-based research and practices in the promotion of positive behavior change to a negative health behavior.  This 5 – 7 page paper, not including title page or reference page, is to include a minimum of 3 peer-reviewed journal articles, government and health organization research, literature and current texts/readings found in the Excelsior College library. Make sure to identify each section clearly. Papers will be automatically processed through TurnItIn when you submit. The overall match can be no higher than 15%, with any one match no higher than 2%. It is important that you submit your paper early, allowing yourself the opportunity to correct any high matches in your paper. For further information read Assignment Guidance and Grading Information.   Assignment Instructions: 1.     TITLE Page:  write a title that includes the benefit to the client or customer in the title. Example: “Case Study: How an Experienced Marathoner Set a New Personal Best at Boston." See following link for APA format guide (Links to an external site.). (Links to an external site.) 2.     Introductory Paragraph: Identify your client , what behavior is being addressed, and purpose of the paper. 3.     Case Study: In 2 – 3 paragraphs (500 words), write an interesting story about your client. Include your client’s fictional name, age, sex, gender, lifestyle, when they first started the negative health behavior, reasons if any for this, and their current situation and goal(s). Describe how lifestyle, culture, diversity, and behavior decisions influence your client’s health behavior choice(s). (CO1 & 4) 4.     Current Situation vs Desired Outcome: Provide a clear description of the client’s problem.   Describe the desired outcome – what COULD be, compared to what IS. Explain why this matters to your client. (CO6) 5.     Application of Theoretical Model:. Briefly describe the components of the model and how it can be applied to your client. Describe how you would apply this model to address the specific aspects of your client’s health issue.  (CO3) Support your recommendations with references to theoretical framework, evidence based practices and other findings. o Trans-theoretical Model 6. Motivating Coaching Plan: Using the SMART approach to goal setting (refer to Chapter 5 of the text) create 2-5 motivational goals to assist your client to achieved their desired outcomes.  Support your recommendations with references to theories, evidence-based practices, and other findings in the research.(CO2, 5) 7.     Concluding paragraph: Describe why you believe this approach would work. Discuss what you learned from this assignment and its importance based on the course outcomes  Suggestions for writing a case study using the SNACK/BITE/MEAL approach. By using this technique to build your paper it allows the paper to flow well.  Here is a brief example of this approach: SNACK: a brief headline regarding your client: Laura sets a new personal best at Boston! BITE: one or two sentences that summarize the content in this section:  Laura sets a new personal best at Boston, thanks to the pre-race checklist we developed and a balanced approach to fueling! MEAL: a paragraph or two providing more detail for the seriously interested reader:  Laura sets a new personal best at Boston, thanks to the pre-race checklist we developed and a balanced approach to fueling! This was accomplished by zeroing in on these items during the six months leading up to the event. Two things really made the difference at Boston. Having a pre-race checklist, learning a relaxation technique, adding some protein and fat to the pre-race meal of pasta, and taking water every 30 minutes during the race Our textbook is: Psychology of health and wellness, Foundations of Exercise and sport study by Barabara Brehm, 2014