NZQA registered unit standard
Title
Manage personal wellness
Level
1
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Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe factors that influence own personal wellness; produce a plan to enhance own personal wellness; and implement the plan and reflect on the results.
Classification
Core Generic > Self-Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes 1
All activities associated with this unit standard need to accommodate differing cultural attitudes and approaches.
2
All concerned with the teaching/learning and assessment relating to this unit standard need to be aware of, and respect, any issues of privacy and confidentiality. Such issues must be treated sensitively, recognising that wellness, in this unit standard, is a subjective judgement of one’s own health status.
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An assessment resource to support this unit standard can be found on the NZQA website at: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/for-providers/resources/index.html.
Outcomes and evidence requirements Outcome 1 Describe factors that influence own personal wellness. Evidence requirements 1.1
Factors that cannot be changed are described in terms of their effect on personal wellness. Range
factors may include but are not limited to – age, sex, personal health history, family health history, cultural norms; evidence required for at least three factors.
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Factors that can be changed are described in terms of their effect on personal wellness. Range
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factors may include but are not limited to – smoking, blood pressure, cholesterol, weight, stress, alcohol and/or drug use, diet, exercise, chronic back and/or other pain; evidence required for at least four factors.
Ways in which own wellness can be enhanced or maintained are described in terms of wellness factors that can be changed. Range
ways may include but are not limited to – balanced diet, exercise, safe driving, time for self, self-esteem, interpersonal skills, social and cultural connectedness, personal hygiene, self-care for minor medical conditions and illnesses, use of health professionals; evidence is required for five ways.
Outcome 2 Produce a plan to enhance own personal wellness. Range
the plan will focus on wellness issues but may have another goal (perhaps relating to career or education/training or leisure activities) to which wellness issues are relevant.
Evidence requirements 2.1
Plan includes provision for the impact of wellness factors that cannot be changed. Range
2.2
Personal goals that enhance personal wellness are identified and defined. Range
2.3
evidence is required of at least three goals.
Ways in which the personally defined wellness goals can be achieved to enhance personal wellness are described. Range
2.4
factors include but are not limited to – age, sex, personal health history, family health history, cultural norms.
ways may include but are not limited to – balanced diet, exercise, safe driving, time for self, self esteem, interpersonal skills, social and cultural connectedness, personal hygiene, self care for minor medical conditions and illnesses, use of health professionals; evidence is required for three ways.
Plan includes methods of measuring enhancement of own personal wellness against defined goals. Range
evidence is required for two methods.
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Outcome 3 Implement the plan and reflect on the results. Range
over a period of at least three weeks.
Evidence requirements 3.1
Enhancement of personal wellness is measured against identified and defined goals.
3.2
Ways in which the plan could be improved to enhance personal wellness is reflected on.
Status and review information Registration date 16 July 2010 Date version published
16 July 2010
Planned review date
31 December 2015
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