26 January 2021
Honours psychology students at the Singapore University of Social Sciences will have the opportunity to attend a new six-week course in which they will learn how to coach patients to take charge of improving their health.
Course attendees will get guidance from professionals at the National Healthcare Group (NHG) on engaging patients to set and achieve health and wellness goals, and on customising strategies based on how ready they are to change their behaviour.
Last Friday, NHG Polyclinics and SUSS signed a master collaboration agreement to train undergraduates in health coaching, the first such partnership between NHG Polyclinics and an academic institution in Singapore.
The module is jointly developed by NHG’s Primary Care Academy and SUSS, and there are plans to offer it to a wider group, including working professionals, by 2023. Five students have enrolled in the first intake.