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CAREER CLUSTERS
Human Services, Hospitality & Tourism
What does a career in Lifetime Nutrition & Wellness look like?
A career in lifetime nutrition and wellness focuses on promoting healthy lifestyles, proper nutrition, and overall well-being throughout an individual's life. Professionals in this field may include nutritionists, dietitians, fitness trainers, and wellness coaches. They provide personalized advice, develop nutrition plans, and guide people in making healthy choices to enhance their long-term health. Effective communication, knowledge of nutrition science, and a passion for helping others achieve wellness goals are essential in this rewarding field.
Inside look at the Module:
Students examine and apply the principles of lifetime wellness and nutrition to establish an informed decision-making process promoting wellness throughout the life cycle.
Project-based activities include:
Activity: How Well Are You?
Activity: The Great Balancing Act
Activity: Food For Thought
Activity: Assessing Physical Wellness
Activity: Narrative Writing & Checkpoint Test
Activity: Career Cluster Survey & Exploration
Activity: Design Brief
Activity: Argumentative Writing, Career Research & Planning, and Checkpoint Test
FEATURES
• Whole Class Options
• Distance Learning Options
• Project-Based Learning
• Career Ready Practices
• Reading and Writing in Context
• Customizable Content
Career Pathway:
There are hundreds of related careers in the Human Services Career Cluster, some more similar than others. By classifying these similar careers into narrower categories called pathways, it helps individuals look at a range of options when it comes to employment in an area with similar skills and knowledge. Although this system of classifying careers into clusters and pathways is helpful in navigating career options, it is not the only way. This module is more specifically aligned with the Personal Care Services Career Pathway. Individuals in this pathway share a set of skills and knowledge which expand upon the skills and knowledge needed in the Human Services Career Cluster. Individuals in the Personal Care Services Career Pathway demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
Analyze basic principles of biology, chemistry and human anatomy for safe and effective utilization and selection of personal care products and services.
Evaluate an individualized personal care plan that reflects client preferences, needs and interests for a course of treatment/action.
Utilize data and information to maintain electronic records of client services and make recommendations for personal care services.
Demonstrate policies and procedures to achieve a safe and healthy environment for personal care services.
Develop organizational policies, procedures and regulations that establish personal care organization priorities, accomplish the mission, and provide high-quality service to a diverse set of clients and families.
Identify personal care business opportunities enhanced by community involvement, self-improvement and current trends.
Apply methods of obtaining feedback to understand expectations and promote high-quality personal care services standards.
Planning Your Career:
By working through this module you will begin your journey towards developing the skills and knowledge to be successfully employed in this pathway. By taking your experience and building on it by applying these skills in different scenarios you will be better prepared to take the next step in your educational path. At the end of this module, you will select two of the related careers and describe how to achieve those opportunities.
These are the careers you will explore in this module:
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Health Educators
Healthcare Social Workers
Social and Community Service Managers
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